How To Install liblockfile on CentOS 7

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install liblockfile on CentOS 7.

What is liblockfile

This library implements a number of functions found in -lmail on SysV systems. These functions are designed to lock the standard mailboxes in /var/mail (or wherever the system puts them). In additions, this library adds a number of functions to create, manage and remove generic lockfiles. This library implements a number of functions found in -lmail on SysV systems. These functions are designed to lock the standard mailboxes in /var/mail (or wherever the system puts them). In additions, this library adds a number of functions to create, manage and remove generic lockfiles.

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

Install liblockfile on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install liblockfile using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install liblockfile

Install liblockfile 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 liblockfile using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install liblockfile

How To Uninstall liblockfile on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the liblockfile package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove liblockfile

References

• liblockfile website

Summary

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