How To Install compat-opensm-libs on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install compat-opensm-libs on CentOS 7.
What is compat-opensm-libs
The libibumad and opensm packages provide libraries for use on the system. As those libraries have changed version, this compat package provides the older version of the libraries so that packages or user applications will not need to be recompiled against the newer libraries unnecessarily. The libibumad and opensm packages provide libraries for use on the system. As those libraries have changed version, this compat package provides the older version of the libraries so that packages or user applications will not need to be recompiled against the newer libraries unnecessarily.
We can use yum or dnf to install compat-opensm-libs on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install compat-opensm-libs.
Install compat-opensm-libs 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-opensm-libs using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install compat-opensm-libs
Install compat-opensm-libs 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-opensm-libs using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install compat-opensm-libs
How To Uninstall compat-opensm-libs on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the compat-opensm-libs package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove compat-opensm-libs
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install compat-opensm-libs on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.