How To Install libtool-ltdl on CentOS 7

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtool-ltdl on CentOS 7.

What is libtool-ltdl

The libtool-ltdl package contains the GNU Libtool Dynamic Module Loader, a library that provides a consistent, portable interface which simplifies the process of using dynamic modules. These runtime libraries are needed by programs that link directly to the system-installed ltdl libraries; they are not needed by software built using the rest of the GNU Autotools (including GNU Autoconf and GNU Automake). The libtool-ltdl package contains the GNU Libtool Dynamic Module Loader, a library that provides a consistent, portable interface which simplifies the process of using dynamic modules. These runtime libraries are needed by programs that link directly to the system-installed ltdl libraries; they are not needed by software built using the rest of the GNU Autotools (including GNU Autoconf and GNU Automake).

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

Install libtool-ltdl on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install libtool-ltdl

Install libtool-ltdl 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 libtool-ltdl using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libtool-ltdl

How To Uninstall libtool-ltdl on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the libtool-ltdl package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove libtool-ltdl

References

• libtool-ltdl website

Summary

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