How To Install libqmi on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqmi on CentOS 7. libqmi is Support library to use the Qualcomm MSM Interface (QMI) protocol

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqmi on CentOS 7.

What is libqmi

This package contains the libraries that make it easier to use QMI functionality from applications that use glib. This package contains the libraries that make it easier to use QMI functionality from applications that use glib.

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

Install libqmi on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install libqmi using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libqmi

Install libqmi 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 libqmi using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libqmi

How To Uninstall libqmi on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the libqmi package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove libqmi

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Summary

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