How To Install g2clib-devel on CentOS 7

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install g2clib-devel on CentOS 7.

What is g2clib-devel

This library contains “C” decoder/encoder routines for GRIB edition 2. The user API for the GRIB2 routines is described in file “grib2c.doc”. The g2clib-devel package contains libraries and header files for developing applications that use g2clib.

We can use yum or dnf to install g2clib-devel on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install g2clib-devel.

Install g2clib-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 g2clib-devel using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install g2clib-devel

Install g2clib-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 g2clib-devel using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install g2clib-devel

How To Uninstall g2clib-devel on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the g2clib-devel package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove g2clib-devel

References

• g2clib-devel website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install g2clib-devel on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.