How To Install sqlite on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install sqlite on CentOS 7. sqlite is Library that implements an embeddable SQL database engine

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install sqlite on CentOS 7.

What is sqlite

SQLite is a C library that implements an SQL database engine. A large subset of SQL92 is supported. A complete database is stored in a single disk file. The API is designed for convenience and ease of use. Applications that link against SQLite can enjoy the power and flexibility of an SQL database without the administrative hassles of supporting a separate database server. Version 2 and version 3 binaries are named to permit each to be installed on a single host

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

Install sqlite on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install sqlite using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install sqlite

Install sqlite 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 sqlite using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install sqlite

How To Uninstall sqlite on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the sqlite package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove sqlite

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Summary

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