How To Install glib2-static on CentOS 8

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Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install glib2-static on CentOS 8.

What is glib2-static

The glib2-static subpackage contains static libraries for glib2. glib2-static 2.56.4 10.el8_4 x86_64 1.5 M glib2-2.56.4-10.el8_4.src.rpm powertools glib static http LGPLv2+ The glib2-static subpackage contains static libraries for glib2.

We can use yum or dnf to install glib2-static on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install glib2-static.

Install glib2-static 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 glib2-static using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install glib2-static

Install glib2-static 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 glib2-static using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install glib2-static

How To Uninstall glib2-static on CentOS 8

To uninstall only the glib2-static package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove glib2-static

glib2-static Package Contents on CentOS 8

/usr/lib/libgio-2.0.a
/usr/lib/libglib-2.0.a
/usr/lib/libgmodule-2.0.a
/usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.a
/usr/lib/libgthread-2.0.a
/usr/lib64/libgio-2.0.a
/usr/lib64/libglib-2.0.a
/usr/lib64/libgmodule-2.0.a
/usr/lib64/libgobject-2.0.a
/usr/lib64/libgthread-2.0.a

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install glib2-static on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.