How To Install libcom_err on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcom_err on CentOS 7. libcom_err is Common error description library

Introduction

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

What is libcom_err

This is the common error description library, part of e2fsprogs. libcom_err is an attempt to present a common error-handling mechanism.

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

Install libcom_err on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install libcom_err

Install libcom_err 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 libcom_err using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libcom_err

How To Uninstall libcom_err on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove libcom_err

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Summary

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