How To Install pcre2-devel on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pcre2-devel on CentOS 7.
What is pcre2-devel
Development files (headers, libraries for dynamic linking, documentation) for pcre2. The header file for the POSIX-style functions is called pcre2posix.h. Development files (headers, libraries for dynamic linking, documentation) for pcre2. The header file for the POSIX-style functions is called pcre2posix.h.
We can use yum or dnf to install pcre2-devel on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install pcre2-devel.
Install pcre2-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 pcre2-devel using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install pcre2-devel
Install pcre2-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 pcre2-devel using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install pcre2-devel
How To Uninstall pcre2-devel on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the pcre2-devel package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove pcre2-devel
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pcre2-devel on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
