How To Install lockdev-devel on CentOS 7

Introduction

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

What is lockdev-devel

The lockdev library provides a reliable way to put an exclusive lock on devices using both FSSTND and SVr4 methods. The lockdev-devel package contains the development headers. The lockdev library provides a reliable way to put an exclusive lock on devices using both FSSTND and SVr4 methods. The lockdev-devel package contains the development headers.

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

Install lockdev-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 lockdev-devel using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install lockdev-devel

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

sudo dnf -y install lockdev-devel

How To Uninstall lockdev-devel on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove lockdev-devel

References

• lockdev-devel website

Summary

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