How To Install lua-readline on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install lua-readline on CentOS 7. lua-readline is Lua interface to the readline and history libraries

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install lua-readline on CentOS 7.

What is lua-readline

This Lua module offers a simple calling interface to the GNU Readline/History Library.

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

Install lua-readline on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install lua-readline using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install lua-readline

Install lua-readline 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 lua-readline using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install lua-readline

How To Uninstall lua-readline on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the lua-readline package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove lua-readline

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Summary

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