How To Install pygtk2-devel on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install pygtk2-devel on CentOS 7. pygtk2-devel is Development files for building add-on libraries

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pygtk2-devel on CentOS 7.

What is pygtk2-devel

This package contains files required to build wrappers for GTK+ add-on libraries so that they interoperate with pygtk. This package contains files required to build wrappers for GTK+ add-on libraries so that they interoperate with pygtk.

We can use yum or dnf to install pygtk2-devel on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install pygtk2-devel.

Install pygtk2-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 pygtk2-devel using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install pygtk2-devel

Install pygtk2-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 pygtk2-devel using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install pygtk2-devel

How To Uninstall pygtk2-devel on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the pygtk2-devel package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove pygtk2-devel

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install pygtk2-devel on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.