How To Install librbd1-devel on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install librbd1-devel on CentOS 7. librbd1-devel is RADOS block device headers

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install librbd1-devel on CentOS 7.

What is `librbd1-devel`

This package contains libraries and headers needed to develop programs that use RADOS block device. This package contains libraries and headers needed to develop programs that use RADOS block device.

We can use yum or dnf to install librbd1-devel on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install librbd1-devel.

Install librbd1-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 librbd1-devel using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install librbd1-devel

Install librbd1-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 librbd1-devel using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install librbd1-devel

How To Uninstall librbd1-devel on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the librbd1-devel package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove librbd1-devel

References

librbd1-devel website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install librbd1-devel on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.