How To Install popt-devel on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install popt-devel on CentOS 7. popt-devel is Development files for the popt library

Introduction

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

What is popt-devel

The popt-devel package includes header files and libraries necessary for developing programs which use the popt C library. It contains the API documentation of the popt library, too. The popt-devel package includes header files and libraries necessary for developing programs which use the popt C library. It contains the API documentation of the popt library, too.

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

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

sudo yum -y install popt-devel

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

sudo dnf -y install popt-devel

How To Uninstall popt-devel on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove popt-devel

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Summary

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