How To Install libmaxminddb-devel on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmaxminddb-devel on CentOS 7.
What is libmaxminddb-devel
The package contains development header files for the libmaxminddb library and the mmdblookup utility which allows IP address lookup in a MaxMind DB file. The package contains development header files for the libmaxminddb library and the mmdblookup utility which allows IP address lookup in a MaxMind DB file.
We can use yum or dnf to install libmaxminddb-devel on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libmaxminddb-devel.
Install libmaxminddb-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 libmaxminddb-devel using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install libmaxminddb-devel
Install libmaxminddb-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 libmaxminddb-devel using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install libmaxminddb-devel
How To Uninstall libmaxminddb-devel on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the libmaxminddb-devel package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove libmaxminddb-devel
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmaxminddb-devel on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
