How To Install libsysfs on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsysfs on CentOS 7. libsysfs is Shared library for interfacing with sysfs

Introduction

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

What is libsysfs

Library used in handling linux kernel sysfs mounts and their various files. Library used in handling linux kernel sysfs mounts and their various files.

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

Install libsysfs on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install libsysfs

Install libsysfs 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 libsysfs using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libsysfs

How To Uninstall libsysfs on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove libsysfs

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Summary

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