How To Install SocketW on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install SocketW on CentOS 7.
What is SocketW
It supports Unix sockets and TCP/IP sockets with optional SSL/TLS (OpenSSL) support. It allows you to write portable and secure network applications quickly without needing to spend time learning low-level system functions or reading OpenSSL manuals.
We can use yum or dnf to install SocketW on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install SocketW.
Install SocketW on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install SocketW using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install SocketW
Install SocketW on CentOS 7 Using dnf
If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first.
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache
After updating yum database, We can install SocketW using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install SocketW
How To Uninstall SocketW on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the SocketW package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove SocketW
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install SocketW on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.