How To Install libsolv on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsolv on CentOS 7. libsolv is Package dependency solver

Introduction

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

What is libsolv

A free package dependency solver using a satisfiability algorithm. The library is based on two major, but independent, blocks - Using a dictionary approach to store and retrieve package and dependency information. - Using satisfiability, a well known and researched topic, for resolving package dependencies. A free package dependency solver using a satisfiability algorithm. The library is based on two major, but independent, blocks - Using a dictionary approach to store and retrieve package and dependency information. - Using satisfiability, a well known and researched topic, for resolving package dependencies.

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

Install libsolv on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install libsolv

Install libsolv 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 libsolv using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libsolv

How To Uninstall libsolv on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove libsolv

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Summary

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