How To Install kf5-syntax-highlighting on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install kf5-syntax-highlighting on CentOS 7. kf5-syntax-highlighting is KDE Frameworks 5 Syntax highlighting engine for Kate syntax

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install kf5-syntax-highlighting on CentOS 7.

What is kf5-syntax-highlighting

KDE Frameworks 5 Syntax highlighting engine for Kate syntax definitions.

We can use yum or dnf to install kf5-syntax-highlighting on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install kf5-syntax-highlighting.

Install kf5-syntax-highlighting on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install kf5-syntax-highlighting using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install kf5-syntax-highlighting

Install kf5-syntax-highlighting 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 kf5-syntax-highlighting using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install kf5-syntax-highlighting

How To Uninstall kf5-syntax-highlighting on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the kf5-syntax-highlighting package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove kf5-syntax-highlighting

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install kf5-syntax-highlighting on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.