How To Install libunwind on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install libunwind on CentOS 7. libunwind is An unwinding library

Introduction

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

What is libunwind

Libunwind provides a C ABI to determine the call-chain of a program. Libunwind provides a C ABI to determine the call-chain of a program.

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

Install libunwind on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install libunwind

Install libunwind 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 libunwind using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libunwind

How To Uninstall libunwind on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove libunwind

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Summary

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