How To Install man2html on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install man2html on CentOS 7. man2html is Convert man pages to HTML - CGI scripts

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install man2html on CentOS 7.

What is man2html

man2html is a man page to HTML converter. This package contains CGI scripts that allow you to view, browse, and search man pages using a web server.

We can use yum or dnf to install man2html on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install man2html.

Install man2html on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install man2html using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install man2html

Install man2html 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 man2html using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install man2html

How To Uninstall man2html on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the man2html package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove man2html

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install man2html on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.