How To Install libpreludedb-devel on CentOS 7

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

Introduction

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

What is libpreludedb-devel

Libraries and headers you can use to access Prelude database using the Prelude Library. The PreludeDB Library provides an abstraction layer upon the type and the format of the database used to store IDMEF alerts. It allows developers to use the Prelude IDMEF database easily and efficiently without worrying about SQL, and to access the database independently of the type/format of the database.

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

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

sudo yum -y install libpreludedb-devel

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

sudo dnf -y install libpreludedb-devel

How To Uninstall libpreludedb-devel on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove libpreludedb-devel

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Summary

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