How To Install gobject-introspection on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gobject-introspection on CentOS 7.
What is gobject-introspection
GObject Introspection can scan C header and source files in order to generate introspection “typelib” files. It also provides an API to examine typelib files, useful for creating language bindings among other things.
We can use yum or dnf to install gobject-introspection on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install gobject-introspection.
Install gobject-introspection on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install gobject-introspection using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install gobject-introspection
Install gobject-introspection 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 gobject-introspection using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install gobject-introspection
How To Uninstall gobject-introspection on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the gobject-introspection package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove gobject-introspection
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gobject-introspection on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
