How To Install libIDL on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install libIDL on CentOS 7. libIDL is Library for parsing IDL (Interface Definition Language)

Introduction

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

What is libIDL

libIDL is a library for parsing IDL (Interface Definition Language). It can be used for both COM-style and CORBA-style IDL. libIDL is a library for parsing IDL (Interface Definition Language). It can be used for both COM-style and CORBA-style IDL.

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

Install libIDL on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install libIDL

Install libIDL 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 libIDL using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libIDL

How To Uninstall libIDL on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove libIDL

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Summary

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