How To Install pandoc-common on CentOS 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install pandoc-common on CentOS 8. pandoc-common is Pandoc data files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pandoc-common on CentOS 8.

What is pandoc-common

This package contains the common data files used by pandoc.

We can use yum or dnf to install pandoc-common on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install pandoc-common.

Install pandoc-common on CentOS 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install pandoc-common

Install pandoc-common 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 pandoc-common using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install pandoc-common

How To Uninstall pandoc-common on CentOS 8

To uninstall only the pandoc-common package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove pandoc-common

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install pandoc-common on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.