How To Install waf on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install waf on CentOS 7.
What is waf
Waf is a Python-based framework for configuring, compiling and installing applications. It is a replacement for other tools such as Autotools, Scons, CMake or Ant.
We can use yum or dnf to install waf on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install waf.
Install waf on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install waf using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install waf
Install waf 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 waf using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install waf
How To Uninstall waf on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the waf package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove waf
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install waf on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
