How To Install protobuf-vim on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install protobuf-vim on CentOS 7. protobuf-vim is Vim syntax highlighting for Google Protocol Buffers descriptions

Introduction

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

What is `protobuf-vim`

This package contains syntax highlighting for Google Protocol Buffers descriptions in Vim editor

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

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

sudo yum -y install protobuf-vim

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

sudo dnf -y install protobuf-vim

How To Uninstall protobuf-vim on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove protobuf-vim

References

protobuf-vim website

Summary

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