How To Install rpm-devel on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install rpm-devel on CentOS 7.
What is rpm-devel
This package contains the RPM C library and header files. These development files will simplify the process of writing programs that manipulate RPM packages and databases. These files are intended to simplify the process of creating graphical package managers or any other tools that need an intimate knowledge of RPM packages in order to function. This package should be installed if you want to develop programs that will manipulate RPM packages and databases. This package contains the RPM C library and header files. These development files will simplify the process of writing programs that manipulate RPM packages and databases. These files are intended to simplify the process of creating graphical package managers or any other tools that need an intimate knowledge of RPM packages in order to function. This package should be installed if you want to develop programs that will manipulate RPM packages and databases.
We can use yum or dnf to install rpm-devel on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install rpm-devel.
Install rpm-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 rpm-devel using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install rpm-devel
Install rpm-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 rpm-devel using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install rpm-devel
How To Uninstall rpm-devel on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the rpm-devel package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove rpm-devel
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install rpm-devel on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
