How To Install compat-glew on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install compat-glew on CentOS 7. compat-glew is The OpenGL Extension Wrangler Library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install compat-glew on CentOS 7.

What is compat-glew

Compatibility package for old versions of glew. Compatibility package for old versions of glew.

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

Install compat-glew on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install compat-glew using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install compat-glew

Install compat-glew 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 compat-glew using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install compat-glew

How To Uninstall compat-glew on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the compat-glew package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove compat-glew

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Summary

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