How To Install libblockdev-lvm-devel on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install libblockdev-lvm-devel on CentOS 7. libblockdev-lvm-devel is Development files for the libblockdev-lvm plugin/library

Introduction

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

What is libblockdev-lvm-devel

This package contains header files and pkg-config files needed for development with the libblockdev-lvm plugin/library. This package contains header files and pkg-config files needed for development with the libblockdev-lvm plugin/library.

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

Install libblockdev-lvm-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 libblockdev-lvm-devel using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libblockdev-lvm-devel

Install libblockdev-lvm-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 libblockdev-lvm-devel using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libblockdev-lvm-devel

How To Uninstall libblockdev-lvm-devel on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove libblockdev-lvm-devel

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Summary

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