How To Install libdnf on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdnf on CentOS 7. libdnf is Library providing simplified C and Python API to libsolv

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdnf on CentOS 7.

What is libdnf

A Library providing simplified C and Python API to libsolv.

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

Install libdnf on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install libdnf using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libdnf

Install libdnf 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 libdnf using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libdnf

How To Uninstall libdnf on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the libdnf package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove libdnf

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Summary

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