How To Install Xaw3d-devel on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install Xaw3d-devel on CentOS 7.
What is Xaw3d-devel
Xaw3d is an enhanced version of the MIT Athena widget set for the X Window System. Xaw3d adds a three-dimensional look to those applications with minimal or no source code changes. Xaw3d-devel includes the header files and libraries for developing programs that take full advantage of Xaw3d’s features. You should install Xaw3d-devel if you are going to develop applications using the Xaw3d widget set. You’ll also need to install the Xaw3d package.
We can use yum or dnf to install Xaw3d-devel on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install Xaw3d-devel.
Install Xaw3d-devel on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install Xaw3d-devel using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install Xaw3d-devel
Install Xaw3d-devel 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 Xaw3d-devel using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install Xaw3d-devel
How To Uninstall Xaw3d-devel on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the Xaw3d-devel package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove Xaw3d-devel
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install Xaw3d-devel on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
