How To Install shapelib-devel on CentOS 7

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

Introduction

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

What is shapelib-devel

This package contains libshp and the appropriate header files.

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

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

sudo yum -y install shapelib-devel

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

sudo dnf -y install shapelib-devel

How To Uninstall shapelib-devel on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove shapelib-devel

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Summary

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