How To Install exodusii-devel on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install exodusii-devel on CentOS 7. exodusii-devel is Development headers and libraries for exodusII

Introduction

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

What is exodusii-devel

EXODUS II is a model developed to store and retrieve data for finite element analyses. It is used for pre-processing (problem definition), post-processing (results visualization), as well as code to code data transfer. An EXODUS II data file is a random access, machine independent, binary file that is written and read via C, C++, or Fortran library routines which comprise the Application Programming Interface (API). This package contains development headers and libraries for exodusII.

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

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

sudo yum -y install exodusii-devel

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

sudo dnf -y install exodusii-devel

How To Uninstall exodusii-devel on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove exodusii-devel

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Summary

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