How To Install ninja-build on CentOS 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ninja-build on CentOS 8.
What is ninja-build
Ninja is a small build system with a focus on speed. It differs from other build systems in two major respects generated by a higher-level build system, and it is designed to run builds as fast as possible.
We can use yum or dnf to install ninja-build on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install ninja-build.
Install ninja-build on CentOS 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install ninja-build using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install ninja-build
Install ninja-build on CentOS 8 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 ninja-build using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install ninja-build
How To Uninstall ninja-build on CentOS 8
To uninstall only the ninja-build package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove ninja-build
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ninja-build on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.