How To Install libblkid on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install libblkid on CentOS 7. libblkid is Block device ID library

Introduction

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

What is libblkid

This is block device identification library, part of util-linux.

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

Install libblkid on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install libblkid

Install libblkid 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 libblkid using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libblkid

How To Uninstall libblkid on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove libblkid

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Summary

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