How To Install the_silver_searcher on CentOS 7
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
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install the_silver_searcher on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
