How To Install libinput-devel on CentOS 7

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

Introduction

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

What is libinput-devel

The libinput-devel package contains libraries and header files for developing applications that use libinput. The libinput-devel package contains libraries and header files for developing applications that use libinput.

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

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

sudo yum -y install libinput-devel

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

sudo dnf -y install libinput-devel

How To Uninstall libinput-devel on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove libinput-devel

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Summary

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