How To Install wxPython-devel on CentOS 7

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

Introduction

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

What is wxPython-devel

This package includes C++ header files and SWIG files needed for developing add-on modules for wxPython. It is NOT needed for development of most programs which use the wxPython toolkit.

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

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

sudo yum -y install wxPython-devel

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

sudo dnf -y install wxPython-devel

How To Uninstall wxPython-devel on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove wxPython-devel

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Summary

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