How To Install libnet-devel on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnet-devel on CentOS 7.
What is libnet-devel
The libnet-devel package includes header files and libraries necessary for developing programs which use the libnet library. Libnet is very handy with which to write network tools and network test code. See the manpage and sample test code for more detailed information. The libnet-devel package includes header files and libraries necessary for developing programs which use the libnet library. Libnet is very handy with which to write network tools and network test code. See the manpage and sample test code for more detailed information.
We can use yum or dnf to install libnet-devel on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libnet-devel.
Install libnet-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 libnet-devel using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install libnet-devel
Install libnet-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 libnet-devel using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install libnet-devel
How To Uninstall libnet-devel on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the libnet-devel package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove libnet-devel
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnet-devel on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.