How To Install mingw64-termcap on CentOS 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mingw64-termcap on CentOS 8.
What is mingw64-termcap
This is the GNU termcap library – a library of C functions that enable programs to send control strings to terminals in a way independent of the terminal type. The GNU termcap library does not place an arbitrary limit on the size of termcap entries, unlike most other termcap libraries. This package contains libraries and development tools for the MinGW cross-compiled version.
We can use yum or dnf to install mingw64-termcap on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install mingw64-termcap.
Install mingw64-termcap on CentOS 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install mingw64-termcap using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install mingw64-termcap
Install mingw64-termcap 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 mingw64-termcap using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install mingw64-termcap
How To Uninstall mingw64-termcap on CentOS 8
To uninstall only the mingw64-termcap package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove mingw64-termcap
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mingw64-termcap on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.