How To Install valgrind-devel on CentOS 7

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

Introduction

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

What is valgrind-devel

Header files and libraries for development of valgrind aware programs or valgrind plugins. Header files and libraries for development of valgrind aware programs or valgrind plugins.

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

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

sudo yum -y install valgrind-devel

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

sudo dnf -y install valgrind-devel

How To Uninstall valgrind-devel on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove valgrind-devel

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Summary

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