How To Install ppp-devel on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install ppp-devel on CentOS 7. ppp-devel is Headers for ppp plugin development

Introduction

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

What is ppp-devel

This package contains the header files for building plugins for ppp. This package contains the header files for building plugins for ppp.

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

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

sudo yum -y install ppp-devel

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

sudo dnf -y install ppp-devel

How To Uninstall ppp-devel on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove ppp-devel

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Summary

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