How To Install libgfortran4 on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgfortran4 on CentOS 7. libgfortran4 is Fortran runtime v4

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgfortran4 on CentOS 7.

What is libgfortran4

This package contains Fortran shared library v4 which is needed to run Fortran dynamically linked programs. This package contains Fortran shared library v4 which is needed to run Fortran dynamically linked programs.

We can use yum or dnf to install libgfortran4 on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libgfortran4.

Install libgfortran4 on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install libgfortran4 using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libgfortran4

Install libgfortran4 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 libgfortran4 using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libgfortran4

How To Uninstall libgfortran4 on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the libgfortran4 package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove libgfortran4

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgfortran4 on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.