How To Install libircclient on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libircclient on CentOS 7.
What is libircclient
libircclient is a small but extremely powerful library which implements the IRC protocol. It is designed to be small, fast, portable and compatible with the RFC standards as well as non-standard but popular features. It is perfect for building the IRC clients and bots.
We can use yum or dnf to install libircclient on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libircclient.
Install libircclient on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install libircclient using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install libircclient
Install libircclient 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 libircclient using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install libircclient
How To Uninstall libircclient on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the libircclient package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove libircclient
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libircclient on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
