How To Install lldpd-devel on CentOS 8

lldpd-devel is ISC-licensed implementation of LLDP ISC-licensed implementation of LLDP

Introduction

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

What is lldpd-devel

lldpd development libraries and headers lldpd-devel 1.0.1 2.el8 x86_64 23 k lldpd-1.0.1-2.el8.src.rpm appstream ISC-licensed implementation of LLDP https ISC lldpd development libraries and headers

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

Install lldpd-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 lldpd-devel using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install lldpd-devel

Install lldpd-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 lldpd-devel using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install lldpd-devel

How To Uninstall lldpd-devel on CentOS 8

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

sudo dnf remove lldpd-devel

lldpd-devel Package Contents on CentOS 8

/usr/include/lldp-const.h
/usr/include/lldpctl.h
/usr/lib/liblldpctl.so
/usr/lib/pkgconfig/lldpctl.pc
/usr/include/lldp-const.h
/usr/include/lldpctl.h
/usr/lib64/liblldpctl.so
/usr/lib64/pkgconfig/lldpctl.pc

References

Summary

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