How To Install libSM on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install libSM on CentOS 7. libSM is X.Org X11 SM runtime library

Introduction

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

What is libSM

The X.Org X11 SM (Session Management) runtime library. The X.Org X11 SM (Session Management) runtime library.

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

Install libSM on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install libSM

Install libSM 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 libSM using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libSM

How To Uninstall libSM on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove libSM

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Summary

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