How To Install protobuf-compiler on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install protobuf-compiler on CentOS 7. protobuf-compiler is Protocol Buffers compiler

Introduction

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

What is protobuf-compiler

This package contains Protocol Buffers compiler for all programming languages This package contains Protocol Buffers compiler for all programming languages

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

Install protobuf-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 protobuf-compiler using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install protobuf-compiler

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

sudo dnf -y install protobuf-compiler

How To Uninstall protobuf-compiler on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove protobuf-compiler

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Summary

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