How To Install linenoise on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install linenoise on CentOS 7. linenoise is Minimal replacement for readline

Introduction

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

What is linenoise

Linenoise is a replacement for the readline line-editing library with the goal of being smaller.

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

Install linenoise on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install linenoise

Install linenoise 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 linenoise using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install linenoise

How To Uninstall linenoise on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove linenoise

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Summary

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