How To Install libcsv-devel on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcsv-devel on CentOS 7. libcsv-devel is Small, simple and fast CSV library - development package

Introduction

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

What is libcsv-devel

libcsv is a small, simple and fast CSV library written in pure ANSI C89 that can read and write CSV data. It provides a straight-forward interface using callback functions to handle parsed fields and rows and can parse improperly formatted CSV files. This package contains header file and development libraries.

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

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

sudo yum -y install libcsv-devel

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

sudo dnf -y install libcsv-devel

How To Uninstall libcsv-devel on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove libcsv-devel

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Summary

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