How To Install patchelf on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install patchelf on CentOS 7.
What is patchelf
PatchELF is a simple utility for modifying an existing ELF executable or library. It can change the dynamic loader (“ELF interpreter”) of an executable and change the RPATH of an executable or library.
We can use yum or dnf to install patchelf on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install patchelf.
Install patchelf on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install patchelf using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install patchelf
Install patchelf 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 patchelf using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install patchelf
How To Uninstall patchelf on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the patchelf package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove patchelf
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install patchelf on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
