How To Install libcurl-devel on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcurl-devel on CentOS 7. libcurl-devel is Files needed for building applications with libcurl

Introduction

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

What is libcurl-devel

The libcurl-devel package includes header files and libraries necessary for developing programs which use the libcurl library. It contains the API documentation of the library, too. The libcurl-devel package includes header files and libraries necessary for developing programs which use the libcurl library. It contains the API documentation of the library, too.

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

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

sudo yum -y install libcurl-devel

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

sudo dnf -y install libcurl-devel

How To Uninstall libcurl-devel on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove libcurl-devel

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Summary

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