How To Install libXfont-devel on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install libXfont-devel on CentOS 7. libXfont-devel is X.Org X11 libXfont development package

Introduction

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

What is libXfont-devel

X.Org X11 libXfont development package X.Org X11 libXfont development package

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

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

sudo yum -y install libXfont-devel

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

sudo dnf -y install libXfont-devel

How To Uninstall libXfont-devel on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove libXfont-devel

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Summary

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