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