How To Install dconf-devel on CentOS 8

dconf-devel is Header files and libraries for dconf development Header files and libraries for dconf development

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dconf-devel on CentOS 8.

What is dconf-devel

dconf development package. Contains files needed for doing software development using dconf. dconf-devel 0.28.0 4.el8 x86_64 46 k dconf-0.28.0-4.el8.src.rpm powertools Header files and libraries for dconf development http LGPLv2+ and GPLv2+ and GPLv3+ dconf development package. Contains files needed for doing software development using dconf.

We can use yum or dnf to install dconf-devel on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install dconf-devel.

Install dconf-devel on CentOS 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

The output should look something like this:

CentOS Linux 8 - AppStream                                       43 kB/s | 4.3 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - BaseOS                                          65 kB/s | 3.9 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - ContinuousRelease                               43 kB/s | 3.0 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - Extras                                          23 kB/s | 1.5 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - FastTrack                                       40 kB/s | 3.0 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - HighAvailability                                36 kB/s | 3.9 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - Plus                                            24 kB/s | 1.5 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - PowerTools                                      50 kB/s | 4.3 kB     00:00    
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux Modular 8 - x86_64           13 kB/s | 9.2 kB     00:00    
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86_64                   24 kB/s | 8.5 kB     00:00    
Metadata cache created.

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

sudo dnf -y install dconf-devel

Install dconf-devel on CentOS 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

The output should look something like this:

CentOS Linux 8 - AppStream                                       43 kB/s | 4.3 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - BaseOS                                          65 kB/s | 3.9 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - ContinuousRelease                               43 kB/s | 3.0 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - Extras                                          23 kB/s | 1.5 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - FastTrack                                       40 kB/s | 3.0 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - HighAvailability                                36 kB/s | 3.9 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - Plus                                            24 kB/s | 1.5 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - PowerTools                                      50 kB/s | 4.3 kB     00:00    
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux Modular 8 - x86_64           13 kB/s | 9.2 kB     00:00    
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86_64                   24 kB/s | 8.5 kB     00:00    
Metadata cache created.

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

sudo yum -y install dconf-devel

How To Uninstall dconf-devel on CentOS 8

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

sudo dnf remove dconf-devel

dconf-devel Package Contents on CentOS 8

/usr/include/dconf
/usr/include/dconf/client
/usr/include/dconf/client/dconf-client.h
/usr/include/dconf/common
/usr/include/dconf/common/dconf-changeset.h
/usr/include/dconf/common/dconf-enums.h
/usr/include/dconf/common/dconf-paths.h
/usr/include/dconf/dconf.h
/usr/lib/libdconf.so
/usr/lib/pkgconfig/dconf.pc
/usr/share/gtk-doc
/usr/share/gtk-doc/html
/usr/share/gtk-doc/html/dconf
/usr/share/gtk-doc/html/dconf/DConfClient.html
/usr/share/gtk-doc/html/dconf/annotation-glossary.html
/usr/share/gtk-doc/html/dconf/api-index-full.html
/usr/share/gtk-doc/html/dconf/ch01.html
/usr/share/gtk-doc/html/dconf/dconf-DConfChangeset.html
/usr/share/gtk-doc/html/dconf/dconf-DConfError.html
/usr/share/gtk-doc/html/dconf/dconf-dconf-Paths.html
/usr/share/gtk-doc/html/dconf/dconf-overview.html
/usr/share/gtk-doc/html/dconf/dconf-service.html
/usr/share/gtk-doc/html/dconf/dconf-tool.html
/usr/share/gtk-doc/html/dconf/dconf.devhelp2
/usr/share/gtk-doc/html/dconf/home.png
/usr/share/gtk-doc/html/dconf/index.html
/usr/share/gtk-doc/html/dconf/left-insensitive.png
/usr/share/gtk-doc/html/dconf/left.png
/usr/share/gtk-doc/html/dconf/object-tree.html
/usr/share/gtk-doc/html/dconf/programs.html
/usr/share/gtk-doc/html/dconf/right-insensitive.png
/usr/share/gtk-doc/html/dconf/right.png
/usr/share/gtk-doc/html/dconf/style.css
/usr/share/gtk-doc/html/dconf/up-insensitive.png
/usr/share/gtk-doc/html/dconf/up.png
/usr/share/vala
/usr/share/vala/vapi
/usr/share/vala/vapi/dconf.deps
/usr/share/vala/vapi/dconf.vapi
/usr/include/dconf
/usr/include/dconf/client
/usr/include/dconf/client/dconf-client.h
/usr/include/dconf/common
/usr/include/dconf/common/dconf-changeset.h
/usr/include/dconf/common/dconf-enums.h
/usr/include/dconf/common/dconf-paths.h
/usr/include/dconf/dconf.h
/usr/lib64/libdconf.so
/usr/lib64/pkgconfig/dconf.pc
/usr/share/gtk-doc
/usr/share/gtk-doc/html
/usr/share/gtk-doc/html/dconf
/usr/share/gtk-doc/html/dconf/DConfClient.html
/usr/share/gtk-doc/html/dconf/annotation-glossary.html
/usr/share/gtk-doc/html/dconf/api-index-full.html
/usr/share/gtk-doc/html/dconf/ch01.html
/usr/share/gtk-doc/html/dconf/dconf-DConfChangeset.html
/usr/share/gtk-doc/html/dconf/dconf-DConfError.html
/usr/share/gtk-doc/html/dconf/dconf-dconf-Paths.html
/usr/share/gtk-doc/html/dconf/dconf-overview.html
/usr/share/gtk-doc/html/dconf/dconf-service.html
/usr/share/gtk-doc/html/dconf/dconf-tool.html
/usr/share/gtk-doc/html/dconf/dconf.devhelp2
/usr/share/gtk-doc/html/dconf/home.png
/usr/share/gtk-doc/html/dconf/index.html
/usr/share/gtk-doc/html/dconf/left-insensitive.png
/usr/share/gtk-doc/html/dconf/left.png
/usr/share/gtk-doc/html/dconf/object-tree.html
/usr/share/gtk-doc/html/dconf/programs.html
/usr/share/gtk-doc/html/dconf/right-insensitive.png
/usr/share/gtk-doc/html/dconf/right.png
/usr/share/gtk-doc/html/dconf/style.css
/usr/share/gtk-doc/html/dconf/up-insensitive.png
/usr/share/gtk-doc/html/dconf/up.png
/usr/share/vala
/usr/share/vala/vapi
/usr/share/vala/vapi/dconf.deps
/usr/share/vala/vapi/dconf.vapi

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install dconf-devel on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.