How to Install and Uninstall m4.x86_64 Package on CentOS 7 / RHEL 7

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "m4.x86_64" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install m4.x86_64 on CentOS 7 / RHEL 7


    
        
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                sudo yum makecache
            
                    
    
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                sudo yum install
            
                        
                m4.x86_64
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "m4.x86_64" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall m4.x86_64 on CentOS 7 / RHEL 7:


    
        
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                sudo yum remove 
            
                        
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                sudo yum autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the m4.x86_64 package on CentOS 7 / RHEL 7

Installed Packages
Name : m4
Arch : x86_64
Version : 1.4.16
Release : 10.el7
Size : 513 k
Repo : installed
From repo : base
Summary : The GNU macro processor
URL : http://www.gnu.org/software/m4/
License : GPLv3+
Description : A GNU implementation of the traditional UNIX macro processor. M4
: is useful for writing text files which can be logically parsed,
: and is used by many programs as part of their build process. M4
: has built-in functions for including files, running shell
: commands, doing arithmetic, etc. The autoconf program needs m4
: for generating configure scripts, but not for running configure
: scripts.
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: Install m4 if you need a macro processor.