How To Install libcom_err-devel on CentOS 7

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

Introduction

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

What is libcom_err-devel

This is the common error description development library and headers, part of e2fsprogs. It contains the compile_et commmand, used to convert a table listing error-code names and associated messages messages into a C source file suitable for use with the library. libcom_err is an attempt to present a common error-handling mechanism. This is the common error description development library and headers, part of e2fsprogs. It contains the compile_et commmand, used to convert a table listing error-code names and associated messages messages into a C source file suitable for use with the library. libcom_err is an attempt to present a common error-handling mechanism.

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

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

sudo yum -y install libcom_err-devel

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

sudo dnf -y install libcom_err-devel

How To Uninstall libcom_err-devel on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove libcom_err-devel

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Summary

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