How To Install libbsd on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libbsd on CentOS 7.
What is libbsd
libbsd provides useful functions commonly found on BSD systems, and lacking on others like GNU systems, thus making it easier to port projects with strong BSD origins, without needing to embed the same code over and over again on each project.
We can use yum or dnf to install libbsd on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libbsd.
Install libbsd on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install libbsd using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install libbsd
Install libbsd 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 libbsd using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install libbsd
How To Uninstall libbsd on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the libbsd package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove libbsd
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libbsd on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
