How To Install sparse-devel on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install sparse-devel on CentOS 7. sparse-devel is Build environment for sparse-enabled apps

Introduction

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

What is sparse-devel

Development headers headers and static lib for sparse-enabled apps

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

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

sudo yum -y install sparse-devel

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

sudo dnf -y install sparse-devel

How To Uninstall sparse-devel on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove sparse-devel

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Summary

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