How To Install libXcomp-devel on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install libXcomp-devel on CentOS 7. libXcomp-devel is Development files for the NX differential compression library

Introduction

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

What is libXcomp-devel

NX is a software suite which implements very efficient compression of the X11 protocol. This increases performance when using X applications over a network, especially a slow one. The NX differential compression library’s development files.

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

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

sudo yum -y install libXcomp-devel

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

sudo dnf -y install libXcomp-devel

How To Uninstall libXcomp-devel on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove libXcomp-devel

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Summary

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