How To Install libosinfo-devel on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install libosinfo-devel on CentOS 7. libosinfo-devel is Libraries, includes, etc. to compile with the libosinfo library

Introduction

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

What is libosinfo-devel

libosinfo is a library that allows virtualization provisioning tools to determine the optimal device settings for a hypervisor/operating system combination. Libraries, includes, etc. to compile with the libosinfo library libosinfo is a library that allows virtualization provisioning tools to determine the optimal device settings for a hypervisor/operating system combination. Libraries, includes, etc. to compile with the libosinfo library

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

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

sudo yum -y install libosinfo-devel

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

sudo dnf -y install libosinfo-devel

How To Uninstall libosinfo-devel on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove libosinfo-devel

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Summary

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