How To Install libgo-devel on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgo-devel on CentOS 7. libgo-devel is Go development libraries

Introduction

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

What is libgo-devel

This package includes libraries and support files for compiling Go programs. This package includes libraries and support files for compiling Go programs.

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

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

sudo yum -y install libgo-devel

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

sudo dnf -y install libgo-devel

How To Uninstall libgo-devel on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove libgo-devel

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Summary

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