How To Install elfutils-libs on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install elfutils-libs on CentOS 7. elfutils-libs is Libraries to handle compiled objects

Introduction

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

What is elfutils-libs

The elfutils-libs package contains libraries which implement DWARF, ELF, and machine-specific ELF handling. These libraries are used by the programs in the elfutils package. The elfutils-devel package enables building other programs using these libraries.

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

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

sudo yum -y install elfutils-libs

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

sudo dnf -y install elfutils-libs

How To Uninstall elfutils-libs on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove elfutils-libs

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Summary

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