How To Install libwnck-devel on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwnck-devel on CentOS 7. libwnck-devel is Libraries and headers for libwnck

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwnck-devel on CentOS 7.

What is libwnck-devel

The libwnck-devel package contains libraries and header files for developing applications that use libwnck.

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

Install libwnck-devel on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install libwnck-devel

Install libwnck-devel 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 libwnck-devel using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libwnck-devel

How To Uninstall libwnck-devel on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the libwnck-devel package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove libwnck-devel

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Summary

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