How To Install xemacs-devel on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install xemacs-devel on CentOS 7. xemacs-devel is Development files for XEmacs

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xemacs-devel on CentOS 7.

What is xemacs-devel

XEmacs is a highly customizable open source text editor and application development system. It is protected under the GNU General Public License and related to other versions of Emacs, in particular GNU Emacs. Its emphasis is on modern graphical user interface support and an open software development model, similar to Linux. This package contains XEmacs development support files.

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

Install xemacs-devel on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install xemacs-devel using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install xemacs-devel

Install xemacs-devel 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 xemacs-devel using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install xemacs-devel

How To Uninstall xemacs-devel on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the xemacs-devel package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove xemacs-devel

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Summary

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