How To Install xemacs-packages-base on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install xemacs-packages-base on CentOS 7. xemacs-packages-base is Base lisp packages for XEmacs

Introduction

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

What is xemacs-packages-base

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 the minimal recommended set of additional lisp packages for XEmacs upstream.

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

Install xemacs-packages-base 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-packages-base using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install xemacs-packages-base

Install xemacs-packages-base 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-packages-base using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install xemacs-packages-base

How To Uninstall xemacs-packages-base on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove xemacs-packages-base

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Summary

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