How To Install libgit2-devel on CentOS 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgit2-devel on CentOS 8. libgit2-devel is Development files for libgit2

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgit2-devel on CentOS 8.

What is libgit2-devel

This package contains libraries and header files for developing applications that use libgit2. 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 8. 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 8 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 8 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 8

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 8 using yum and dnf.