How To Install libffi-devel on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install libffi-devel on CentOS 7. libffi-devel is Development files for libffi

Introduction

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

What is libffi-devel

The libffi-devel package contains libraries and header files for developing applications that use libffi. The libffi-devel package contains libraries and header files for developing applications that use libffi.

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

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

sudo yum -y install libffi-devel

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

sudo dnf -y install libffi-devel

How To Uninstall libffi-devel on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove libffi-devel

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Summary

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