How To Install nasm on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install nasm on CentOS 7. nasm is A portable x86 assembler which uses Intel-like syntax

Introduction

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

What is nasm

NASM is the Netwide Assembler, a free portable assembler for the Intel 80x86 microprocessor series, using primarily the traditional Intel instruction mnemonics and syntax.

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

Install nasm on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install nasm

Install nasm 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 nasm using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install nasm

How To Uninstall nasm on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove nasm

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Summary

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