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