How To Install openbabel-devel on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install openbabel-devel on CentOS 7. openbabel-devel is Development tools for programs which will use the Open Babel

Introduction

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

What is openbabel-devel

The openbabel-devel package includes the header files and libraries necessary for developing programs using the Open Babel library.

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

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

sudo yum -y install openbabel-devel

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

sudo dnf -y install openbabel-devel

How To Uninstall openbabel-devel on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove openbabel-devel

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Summary

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