How To Install gperf on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install gperf on CentOS 7. gperf is A perfect hash function generator

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gperf on CentOS 7.

What is gperf

Gperf is a perfect hash function generator written in C++. Simply stated, a perfect hash function is a hash function and a data structure that allows recognition of a key word in a set of words using exactly one probe into the data structure.

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

Install gperf on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install gperf using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install gperf

Install gperf 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 gperf using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install gperf

How To Uninstall gperf on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the gperf package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove gperf

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Summary

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