How To Install mariadb-connector-c on CentOS 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install mariadb-connector-c on CentOS 8. mariadb-connector-c is The MariaDB Native Client library (C driver)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mariadb-connector-c on CentOS 8.

What is mariadb-connector-c

The MariaDB Native Client library (C driver) is used to connect applications developed in C/C++ to MariaDB and MySQL databases. The MariaDB Native Client library (C driver) is used to connect applications developed in C/C++ to MariaDB and MySQL databases.

We can use yum or dnf to install mariadb-connector-c on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install mariadb-connector-c.

Install mariadb-connector-c on CentOS 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install mariadb-connector-c using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install mariadb-connector-c

Install mariadb-connector-c on CentOS 8 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 mariadb-connector-c using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install mariadb-connector-c

How To Uninstall mariadb-connector-c on CentOS 8

To uninstall only the mariadb-connector-c package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove mariadb-connector-c

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install mariadb-connector-c on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.