How To Install libevdev-utils on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install libevdev-utils on CentOS 7. libevdev-utils is Kernel Evdev Device Wrapper Library Utilities Package

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libevdev-utils on CentOS 7.

What is libevdev-utils

Utilities to handle and/or debug evdev devices.

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

Install libevdev-utils on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install libevdev-utils using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libevdev-utils

Install libevdev-utils 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 libevdev-utils using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libevdev-utils

How To Uninstall libevdev-utils on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the libevdev-utils package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove libevdev-utils

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Summary

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