How To Install gob2 on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install gob2 on CentOS 7. gob2 is The GObject Builder

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gob2 on CentOS 7.

What is gob2

GOB is a simple preprocessor for making GObject objects (glib objects). It makes objects from a single file which has inline C code so that you don’t have to edit the generated files. Syntax is somewhat inspired by java and yacc. It supports generating C++ code

We can use yum or dnf to install gob2 on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install gob2.

Install gob2 on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install gob2 using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install gob2

Install gob2 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 gob2 using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install gob2

How To Uninstall gob2 on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the gob2 package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove gob2

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gob2 on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.