How To Install sdl-telnet-devel on CentOS 8

sdl-telnet-devel is Development files for sdl-telnet

Introduction

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

What is sdl-telnet-devel

libtelnet is a library for handling the TELNET protocol. It includes routines for parsing incoming data from a remote peer as well as formatting data to be sent to the remote peer. libtelnet uses a callback-oriented API, allowing application-specific handling of various events. The callback system is also used for buffering outgoing protocol data, allowing the application to maintain control of the actual socket connection. Features supported include the full TELNET protocol, Q-method option negotiation, and NEW-ENVIRON. The sdl-telnet-devel package contains libraries and header files for developing applications that use sdl-telnet.

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

Install sdl-telnet-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 sdl-telnet-devel using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install sdl-telnet-devel

Install sdl-telnet-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 sdl-telnet-devel using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install sdl-telnet-devel

How To Uninstall sdl-telnet-devel on CentOS 8

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

sudo dnf remove sdl-telnet-devel

sdl-telnet-devel Package Contents on CentOS 8

/usr/include/telnet.h
/usr/include/telnet_version.h
/usr/lib64/libtelnet64.a
/usr/share/doc/sdl-telnet-devel
/usr/share/doc/sdl-telnet-devel/README.md
/usr/share/doc/sdl-telnet-devel/telnet.README.txt
/usr/share/licenses/sdl-telnet-devel
/usr/share/licenses/sdl-telnet-devel/telnet.LICENSE.txt

References

Summary

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