How To Install libnl-devel on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnl-devel on CentOS 7. libnl-devel is Libraries and headers for using libnl

Introduction

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

What is `libnl-devel`

This package contains various headers for using libnl This package contains various headers for using libnl

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

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

sudo yum -y install libnl-devel

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

sudo dnf -y install libnl-devel

How To Uninstall libnl-devel on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove libnl-devel

References

libnl-devel website

Summary

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