How To Install libmount-devel on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmount-devel on CentOS 7. libmount-devel is Device mounting library

Introduction

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

What is libmount-devel

This is the device mounting development library and headers, part of util-linux. This is the device mounting development library and headers, part of util-linux.

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

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

sudo yum -y install libmount-devel

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

sudo dnf -y install libmount-devel

How To Uninstall libmount-devel on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove libmount-devel

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Summary

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