How To Install lm_sensors-libs on CentOS 8

lm_sensors-libs is Lm_sensors core libraries Lm_sensors core libraries

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install lm_sensors-libs on CentOS 8.

What is lm_sensors-libs

Core libraries for lm_sensors applications lm_sensors-libs 3.4.0 22.20180522git70f7e08.el8 x86_64 59 k lm_sensors-3.4.0-22.20180522git70f7e08.el8.src.rpm baseos Lm_sensors core libraries http LGPLv2+ Core libraries for lm_sensors applications

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

Install lm_sensors-libs 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 lm_sensors-libs using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install lm_sensors-libs

Install lm_sensors-libs 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 lm_sensors-libs using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install lm_sensors-libs

How To Uninstall lm_sensors-libs on CentOS 8

To uninstall only the lm_sensors-libs package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove lm_sensors-libs

lm_sensors-libs Package Contents on CentOS 8

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/6f
/usr/lib/.build-id/6f/91c6738a2613b4cda61623d5782eeaf95fd77e
/usr/lib/libsensors.so.4
/usr/lib/libsensors.so.4.4.0
/usr/share/licenses/lm_sensors-libs
/usr/share/licenses/lm_sensors-libs/COPYING.LGPL
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/95
/usr/lib/.build-id/95/1fd7f9aaafd62d6460eef95a5fa5fd6bcfd82c
/usr/lib64/libsensors.so.4
/usr/lib64/libsensors.so.4.4.0
/usr/share/licenses/lm_sensors-libs
/usr/share/licenses/lm_sensors-libs/COPYING.LGPL

References

Summary

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