How To Install libserf on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install libserf on CentOS 7. libserf is High-Performance Asynchronous HTTP Client Library

Introduction

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

What is libserf

The serf library is a C-based HTTP client library built upon the Apache Portable Runtime (APR) library. It multiplexes connections, running the read/write communication asynchronously. Memory copies and transformations are kept to a minimum to provide high performance operation.

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

Install libserf on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install libserf

Install libserf 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 libserf using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libserf

How To Uninstall libserf on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove libserf

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Summary

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