How To Install zlib-static on CentOS 8

zlib-static is Static libraries for Zlib development Static libraries for Zlib development

Introduction

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

What is zlib-static

The zlib-static package includes static libraries needed to develop programs that use the zlib compression and decompression library. zlib-static 1.2.11 17.el8 x86_64 74 k zlib-1.2.11-17.el8.src.rpm powertools Static libraries for Zlib development http zlib and Boost The zlib-static package includes static libraries needed to develop programs that use the zlib compression and decompression library.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install zlib-static

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

sudo yum -y install zlib-static

How To Uninstall zlib-static on CentOS 8

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

sudo dnf remove zlib-static

zlib-static Package Contents on CentOS 8

/usr/lib/libz.a
/usr/share/licenses/zlib-static
/usr/share/licenses/zlib-static/README
/usr/lib64/libz.a
/usr/share/licenses/zlib-static
/usr/share/licenses/zlib-static/README

References

Summary

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