How To Install libdb-devel-static on CentOS 7

Introduction

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

What is libdb-devel-static

The Berkeley Database (Berkeley DB) is a programmatic toolkit that provides embedded database support for both traditional and client/server applications. This package contains static libraries needed for applications that require static linking of Berkeley DB. The Berkeley Database (Berkeley DB) is a programmatic toolkit that provides embedded database support for both traditional and client/server applications. This package contains static libraries needed for applications that require static linking of Berkeley DB.

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

Install libdb-devel-static on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install libdb-devel-static using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libdb-devel-static

Install libdb-devel-static 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 libdb-devel-static using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libdb-devel-static

How To Uninstall libdb-devel-static on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove libdb-devel-static

References

• libdb-devel-static website

Summary

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