How To Install pidgin-devel on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install pidgin-devel on CentOS 7. pidgin-devel is Development headers and libraries for pidgin

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.