How To Install gnu-getopt on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnu-getopt on CentOS 7.
What is gnu-getopt
The GNU Java getopt classes support short and long argument parsing in a manner 100% compatible with the version of GNU getopt in glibc 2.0.6 with a mostly compatible programmer’s interface as well. Note that this is a port, not a new implementation. I am currently unaware of any bugs in this software, but there certainly could be some lying about. I would appreciate bug reports as well as hearing about positive experiences.
We can use yum or dnf to install gnu-getopt on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install gnu-getopt.
Install gnu-getopt on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install gnu-getopt using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install gnu-getopt
Install gnu-getopt on CentOS 7 Using dnf
If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first.
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache
After updating yum database, We can install gnu-getopt using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install gnu-getopt
How To Uninstall gnu-getopt on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the gnu-getopt package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove gnu-getopt
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnu-getopt on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.