How To Install libgfortran on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgfortran on CentOS 7. libgfortran is Fortran runtime

Introduction

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

What is libgfortran

This package contains Fortran shared library which is needed to run Fortran dynamically linked programs. This package contains Fortran shared library which is needed to run Fortran dynamically linked programs.

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

Install libgfortran on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install libgfortran

Install libgfortran 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 libgfortran using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libgfortran

How To Uninstall libgfortran on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove libgfortran

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Summary

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