How To Install glib2-devel on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install glib2-devel on CentOS 7. glib2-devel is A library of handy utility functions

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install glib2-devel on CentOS 7.

What is glib2-devel

The glib2-devel package includes the header files for the GLib library. The glib2-devel package includes the header files for the GLib library.

We can use yum or dnf to install glib2-devel on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install glib2-devel.

Install glib2-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 glib2-devel using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install glib2-devel

Install glib2-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 glib2-devel using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install glib2-devel

How To Uninstall glib2-devel on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the glib2-devel package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove glib2-devel

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install glib2-devel on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.