How To Install gettext-devel on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install gettext-devel on CentOS 7. gettext-devel is Development files for gettext

Introduction

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

What is gettext-devel

This package contains all development related files necessary for developing or compiling applications/libraries that needs internationalization capability. You also need this package if you want to add gettext support for your project. This package contains all development related files necessary for developing or compiling applications/libraries that needs internationalization capability. You also need this package if you want to add gettext support for your project.

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

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

sudo yum -y install gettext-devel

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

sudo dnf -y install gettext-devel

How To Uninstall gettext-devel on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove gettext-devel

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Summary

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