How To Install protobuf-c on CentOS 7

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install protobuf-c on CentOS 7.

What is protobuf-c

Protocol Buffers are a way of encoding structured data in an efficient yet extensible format. This package provides a code generator and run-time libraries to use Protocol Buffers from pure C (not C++). Protocol Buffers are a way of encoding structured data in an efficient yet extensible format. This package provides a code generator and run-time libraries to use Protocol Buffers from pure C (not C++).

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

Install protobuf-c on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install protobuf-c using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install protobuf-c

Install protobuf-c 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 protobuf-c using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install protobuf-c

How To Uninstall protobuf-c on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the protobuf-c package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove protobuf-c

References

• protobuf-c website

Summary

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