How To Install pidgin-devel on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pidgin-devel on CentOS 7.
What is pidgin-devel
The pidgin-devel package contains the header files, developer documentation, and libraries required for development of Pidgin scripts and plugins. The pidgin-devel package contains the header files, developer documentation, and libraries required for development of Pidgin scripts and plugins.
We can use yum or dnf to install pidgin-devel on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install pidgin-devel.
Install pidgin-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 pidgin-devel using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install pidgin-devel
Install pidgin-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 pidgin-devel using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install pidgin-devel
How To Uninstall pidgin-devel on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the pidgin-devel package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove pidgin-devel
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pidgin-devel on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.