How To Install pkgconf on CentOS 8

pkgconf is Package compiler and linker metadata toolkit Package compiler and linker metadata toolkit

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pkgconf on CentOS 8.

What is pkgconf

pkgconf is a program which helps to configure compiler and linker flags for development frameworks. It is similar to pkg-config from freedesktop.org and handles .pc files in a similar manner as pkg-config. pkgconf 1.4.2 1.el8 x86_64 38 k pkgconf-1.4.2-1.el8.src.rpm baseos Package compiler and linker metadata toolkit http ISC pkgconf is a program which helps to configure compiler and linker flags for development frameworks. It is similar to pkg-config from freedesktop.org and handles .pc files in a similar manner as pkg-config.

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

Install pkgconf 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 pkgconf using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install pkgconf

Install pkgconf 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 pkgconf using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install pkgconf

How To Uninstall pkgconf on CentOS 8

To uninstall only the pkgconf package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove pkgconf

pkgconf Package Contents on CentOS 8

/usr/bin/pkgconf
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/12
/usr/lib/.build-id/12/580be57983674d94d1037eb4ebc87293ccfb40
/usr/share/doc/pkgconf
/usr/share/doc/pkgconf/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/pkgconf/NEWS
/usr/share/doc/pkgconf/README.md
/usr/share/licenses/pkgconf
/usr/share/licenses/pkgconf/COPYING
/usr/share/man/man1/pkgconf.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man5/pc.5.gz
/usr/bin/pkgconf
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/ef
/usr/lib/.build-id/ef/a3187cf792077b6ad5ab3f6762674d23651d92
/usr/share/doc/pkgconf
/usr/share/doc/pkgconf/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/pkgconf/NEWS
/usr/share/doc/pkgconf/README.md
/usr/share/licenses/pkgconf
/usr/share/licenses/pkgconf/COPYING
/usr/share/man/man1/pkgconf.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man5/pc.5.gz

References

Summary

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