How To Install hdf5-devel on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install hdf5-devel on CentOS 7. hdf5-devel is HDF5 development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install hdf5-devel on CentOS 7.

What is hdf5-devel

HDF5 development headers and libraries.

We can use yum or dnf to install hdf5-devel on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install hdf5-devel.

Install hdf5-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 hdf5-devel using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install hdf5-devel

Install hdf5-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 hdf5-devel using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install hdf5-devel

How To Uninstall hdf5-devel on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the hdf5-devel package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove hdf5-devel

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install hdf5-devel on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.