How To Install gdm-pam-extensions-devel on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install gdm-pam-extensions-devel on CentOS 7. gdm-pam-extensions-devel is Macros for developing GDM extensions to PAM

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gdm-pam-extensions-devel on CentOS 7.

What is gdm-pam-extensions-devel

The gdm-pam-extensions-devel package contains headers and other files that are helpful to PAM modules wishing to support GDM specific authentication features. The gdm-pam-extensions-devel package contains headers and other files that are helpful to PAM modules wishing to support GDM specific authentication features.

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

Install gdm-pam-extensions-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 gdm-pam-extensions-devel using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install gdm-pam-extensions-devel

Install gdm-pam-extensions-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 gdm-pam-extensions-devel using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install gdm-pam-extensions-devel

How To Uninstall gdm-pam-extensions-devel on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the gdm-pam-extensions-devel package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove gdm-pam-extensions-devel

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Summary

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