How To Install protobuf-c-devel on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install protobuf-c-devel on CentOS 7. protobuf-c-devel is Protocol Buffers C headers and libraries

Introduction

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

What is protobuf-c-devel

This package contains protobuf-c headers and libraries. This package contains protobuf-c headers and libraries.

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

Install protobuf-c-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 protobuf-c-devel using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install protobuf-c-devel

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

sudo dnf -y install protobuf-c-devel

How To Uninstall protobuf-c-devel on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove protobuf-c-devel

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Summary

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