How To Install hesiod-devel on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install hesiod-devel on CentOS 7.
What is hesiod-devel
Hesiod is a system which uses existing DNS functionality to provide access to databases of information that changes infrequently. It is often used to distribute information which might otherwise kept in the /etc/passwd, /etc/group, and /etc/printcap files over a network, eliminating the need to ensure the files are synchronized among multiple hosts. This package contains the header files and libraries required for building programs which use Hesiod. Hesiod is a system which uses existing DNS functionality to provide access to databases of information that changes infrequently. It is often used to distribute information which might otherwise kept in the /etc/passwd, /etc/group, and /etc/printcap files over a network, eliminating the need to ensure the files are synchronized among multiple hosts. This package contains the header files and libraries required for building programs which use Hesiod.
We can use yum or dnf to install hesiod-devel on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install hesiod-devel.
Install hesiod-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 hesiod-devel using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install hesiod-devel
Install hesiod-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 hesiod-devel using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install hesiod-devel
How To Uninstall hesiod-devel on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the hesiod-devel package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove hesiod-devel
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install hesiod-devel on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
