How To Install expat-devel on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install expat-devel on CentOS 7. expat-devel is Libraries and header files to develop applications using expat

Introduction

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

What is expat-devel

The expat-devel package contains the libraries, include files and documentation to develop XML applications with expat. The expat-devel package contains the libraries, include files and documentation to develop XML applications with expat.

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

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

sudo yum -y install expat-devel

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

sudo dnf -y install expat-devel

How To Uninstall expat-devel on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove expat-devel

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Summary

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