How To Install compat-wxBase3-gtk2 on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install compat-wxBase3-gtk2 on CentOS 7. compat-wxBase3-gtk2 is Non-GUI support classes from the wxWidgets library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install compat-wxBase3-gtk2 on CentOS 7.

What is compat-wxBase3-gtk2

Every wxWidgets application must link against this library. It contains mandatory classes that any wxWidgets code depends on (like wxString) and portability classes that abstract differences between platforms. wxBase can be used to develop console mode applications – it does not require any GUI libraries or the X Window System.

We can use yum or dnf to install compat-wxBase3-gtk2 on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install compat-wxBase3-gtk2.

Install compat-wxBase3-gtk2 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-wxBase3-gtk2 using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install compat-wxBase3-gtk2

Install compat-wxBase3-gtk2 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-wxBase3-gtk2 using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install compat-wxBase3-gtk2

How To Uninstall compat-wxBase3-gtk2 on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the compat-wxBase3-gtk2 package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove compat-wxBase3-gtk2

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install compat-wxBase3-gtk2 on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.