How To Install libndn-cxx on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install libndn-cxx on CentOS 7. libndn-cxx is C++ library implementing Named Data Networking primitives

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libndn-cxx on CentOS 7.

What is libndn-cxx

libndn-cxx is a C++ library that implements NDN primitives.

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

Install libndn-cxx on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install libndn-cxx using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libndn-cxx

Install libndn-cxx 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 libndn-cxx using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libndn-cxx

How To Uninstall libndn-cxx on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the libndn-cxx package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove libndn-cxx

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Summary

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