How To Install libselinux-static on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install libselinux-static on CentOS 7. libselinux-static is Static libraries used to build SELinux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libselinux-static on CentOS 7.

What is libselinux-static

The libselinux-static package contains the static libraries needed for developing SELinux applications. The libselinux-static package contains the static libraries needed for developing SELinux applications.

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

Install libselinux-static on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install libselinux-static using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libselinux-static

Install libselinux-static 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 libselinux-static using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libselinux-static

How To Uninstall libselinux-static on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the libselinux-static package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove libselinux-static

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Summary

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