How To Install lz4-static on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install lz4-static on CentOS 7. lz4-static is Static library for lz4

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install lz4-static on CentOS 7.

What is lz4-static

LZ4 is an extremely fast loss-less compression algorithm. This package contains static libraries for static linking of applications. LZ4 is an extremely fast loss-less compression algorithm. This package contains static libraries for static linking of applications.

We can use yum or dnf to install lz4-static on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install lz4-static.

Install lz4-static on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install lz4-static using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install lz4-static

Install lz4-static 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 lz4-static using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install lz4-static

How To Uninstall lz4-static on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the lz4-static package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove lz4-static

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install lz4-static on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.