How To Install libsphinxclient on CentOS 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsphinxclient on CentOS 8. libsphinxclient is Pure C search-d client API library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsphinxclient on CentOS 8.

What is libsphinxclient

Pure C search-d client API library Sphinx search engine, http

We can use yum or dnf to install libsphinxclient on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libsphinxclient.

Install libsphinxclient on CentOS 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install libsphinxclient

Install libsphinxclient on CentOS 8 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 libsphinxclient using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libsphinxclient

How To Uninstall libsphinxclient on CentOS 8

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

sudo dnf remove libsphinxclient

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsphinxclient on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.