How To Install libdb-sql-devel on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdb-sql-devel on CentOS 7. libdb-sql-devel is Development files for using the Berkeley DB with sql

Introduction

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

What is libdb-sql-devel

The Berkeley Database (Berkeley DB) is a programmatic toolkit that provides embedded database support for both traditional and client/server applications. This package contains the libraries for building programs which use the Berkeley DB in SQL. The Berkeley Database (Berkeley DB) is a programmatic toolkit that provides embedded database support for both traditional and client/server applications. This package contains the libraries for building programs which use the Berkeley DB in SQL.

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

Install libdb-sql-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 libdb-sql-devel using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libdb-sql-devel

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

sudo dnf -y install libdb-sql-devel

How To Uninstall libdb-sql-devel on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove libdb-sql-devel

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Summary

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