How To Install the_silver_searcher on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install the_silver_searcher on CentOS 7. the_silver_searcher is Super-fast text searching tool (ag)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install the_silver_searcher on CentOS 7.

What is the_silver_searcher

The Silver Searcher is a code searching tool similar to ack, with a focus on speed.

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

Install the_silver_searcher on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install the_silver_searcher using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install the_silver_searcher

Install the_silver_searcher 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 the_silver_searcher using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install the_silver_searcher

How To Uninstall the_silver_searcher on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the the_silver_searcher package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove the_silver_searcher

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Summary

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