How To Install gpsd-devel on CentOS 7

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

Introduction

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

What is `gpsd-devel`

This package provides C header files and python modules for the gpsd shared libraries that manage access to a GPS for applications

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

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

sudo yum -y install gpsd-devel

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

sudo dnf -y install gpsd-devel

How To Uninstall gpsd-devel on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove gpsd-devel

References

gpsd-devel website

Summary

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