How To Install kmod-devel on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install kmod-devel on CentOS 7. kmod-devel is Header files for kmod development

Introduction

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

What is kmod-devel

The kmod-devel package provides header files used for development of applications that wish to load or unload Linux kernel modules. The kmod-devel package provides header files used for development of applications that wish to load or unload Linux kernel modules.

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

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

sudo yum -y install kmod-devel

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

sudo dnf -y install kmod-devel

How To Uninstall kmod-devel on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove kmod-devel

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Summary

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