How To Install swig3 on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install swig3 on CentOS 7. swig3 is Connects C/C++/Objective C to some high-level programming

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install swig3 on CentOS 7.

What is swig3

Simplified Wrapper and Interface Generator (SWIG) is a software development tool for connecting C, C++ and Objective C programs with a variety of high-level programming languages. SWIG is primarily used with Perl, Python and Tcl/TK, but it has also been extended to Java, Eiffel and Guile. SWIG is normally used to create high-level interpreted programming environments, systems integration, and as a tool for building user interfaces

We can use yum or dnf to install swig3 on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install swig3.

Install swig3 on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install swig3 using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install swig3

Install swig3 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 swig3 using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install swig3

How To Uninstall swig3 on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the swig3 package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove swig3

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install swig3 on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.