How To Install libgit2-devel on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgit2-devel on CentOS 7. libgit2-devel is Development files for libgit2

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgit2-devel on CentOS 7.

What is libgit2-devel

This package contains libraries and header files for developing applications that use libgit2.

We can use yum or dnf to install libgit2-devel on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libgit2-devel.

Install libgit2-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 libgit2-devel using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libgit2-devel

Install libgit2-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 libgit2-devel using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libgit2-devel

How To Uninstall libgit2-devel on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the libgit2-devel package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove libgit2-devel

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgit2-devel on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.