How To Install libmnl-devel on CentOS 7

Introduction

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

What is libmnl-devel

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

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

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

sudo yum -y install libmnl-devel

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

sudo dnf -y install libmnl-devel

How To Uninstall libmnl-devel on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove libmnl-devel

References

• libmnl-devel website

Summary

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