How to Install and Uninstall m4.x86_64 Package on Oracle Linux 8

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "m4.x86_64" package

Please follow the instructions below to install m4.x86_64 on Oracle Linux 8

$ sudo dnf update $ sudo dnf install m4.x86_64

2. Uninstall "m4.x86_64" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall m4.x86_64 on Oracle Linux 8:

$ sudo dnf remove m4.x86_64 $ sudo dnf autoremove

3. Information about the m4.x86_64 package on Oracle Linux 8

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Available Packages
Name : m4
Version : 1.4.18
Release : 7.el8
Architecture : x86_64
Size : 222 k
Source : m4-1.4.18-7.el8.src.rpm
Repository : ol8_baseos_latest
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.
:
: Install m4 if you need a macro processor.