How To Install rtl-sdr-devel on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install rtl-sdr-devel on CentOS 7. rtl-sdr-devel is Development files for rtl-sdr

Introduction

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

What is rtl-sdr-devel

Development files for rtl-sdr.

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

Install rtl-sdr-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 rtl-sdr-devel using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install rtl-sdr-devel

Install rtl-sdr-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 rtl-sdr-devel using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install rtl-sdr-devel

How To Uninstall rtl-sdr-devel on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove rtl-sdr-devel

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Summary

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