How To Install plexus-compiler on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install plexus-compiler on CentOS 7. plexus-compiler is Compiler call initiators for Plexus

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install plexus-compiler on CentOS 7.

What is plexus-compiler

Plexus Compiler adds support for using various compilers from a unified api. Support for javac is available in main package. For additional compilers see plexus-compiler-extras package.

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

Install plexus-compiler on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install plexus-compiler

Install plexus-compiler 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 plexus-compiler using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install plexus-compiler

How To Uninstall plexus-compiler on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the plexus-compiler package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove plexus-compiler

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Summary

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