How To Install dialog-devel on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install dialog-devel on CentOS 7. dialog-devel is Development files for building applications with the dialog

Introduction

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

What is dialog-devel

Dialog is a utility that allows you to show dialog boxes (containing questions or messages) in TTY (text mode) interfaces. This package contains the files needed for developing applications, which use the dialog library. Dialog is a utility that allows you to show dialog boxes (containing questions or messages) in TTY (text mode) interfaces. This package contains the files needed for developing applications, which use the dialog library.

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

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

sudo yum -y install dialog-devel

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

sudo dnf -y install dialog-devel

How To Uninstall dialog-devel on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove dialog-devel

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Summary

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