How To Install libcom_err-devel on CentOS 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcom_err-devel on CentOS 8.
What is libcom_err-devel
This is the common error description development library and headers, part of e2fsprogs. It contains the compile_et command, 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 command, 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 8. 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 8 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 8 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 8
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 8 using yum and dnf.