How To Install bcc-devel on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install bcc-devel on CentOS 7. bcc-devel is Shared library for BPF Compiler Collection (BCC)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install bcc-devel on CentOS 7.

What is bcc-devel

The bcc-devel package contains libraries and header files for developing application that use BPF Compiler Collection (BCC).

We can use yum or dnf to install bcc-devel on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install bcc-devel.

Install bcc-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 bcc-devel using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install bcc-devel

Install bcc-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 bcc-devel using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install bcc-devel

How To Uninstall bcc-devel on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove bcc-devel

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install bcc-devel on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.