How To Install dhcp-libs on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install dhcp-libs on CentOS 7. dhcp-libs is Shared libraries used by ISC dhcp client and server

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dhcp-libs on CentOS 7.

What is `dhcp-libs`

This package contains shared libraries used by ISC dhcp client and server This package contains shared libraries used by ISC dhcp client and server

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

Install dhcp-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 dhcp-libs using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install dhcp-libs

Install dhcp-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 dhcp-libs using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install dhcp-libs

How To Uninstall dhcp-libs on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the dhcp-libs package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove dhcp-libs

References

dhcp-libs website

Summary

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