How To Install liblockfile-devel on CentOS 8

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

Introduction

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

What is liblockfile-devel

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

We can use yum or dnf to install liblockfile-devel on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install liblockfile-devel.

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

sudo yum -y install liblockfile-devel

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

sudo dnf -y install liblockfile-devel

How To Uninstall liblockfile-devel on CentOS 8

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

sudo dnf remove liblockfile-devel

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install liblockfile-devel on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.