How To Install xorg-x11-server-devel on CentOS 7

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xorg-x11-server-devel on CentOS 7.

What is xorg-x11-server-devel

The SDK package provides the developmental files which are necessary for developing X server driver modules, and for compiling driver modules outside of the standard X11 source code tree. Developers writing video drivers, input drivers, or other X modules should install this package. The SDK package provides the developmental files which are necessary for developing X server driver modules, and for compiling driver modules outside of the standard X11 source code tree. Developers writing video drivers, input drivers, or other X modules should install this package.

We can use yum or dnf to install xorg-x11-server-devel on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install xorg-x11-server-devel.

Install xorg-x11-server-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 xorg-x11-server-devel using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install xorg-x11-server-devel

Install xorg-x11-server-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 xorg-x11-server-devel using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install xorg-x11-server-devel

How To Uninstall xorg-x11-server-devel on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the xorg-x11-server-devel package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove xorg-x11-server-devel

References

• xorg-x11-server-devel website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install xorg-x11-server-devel on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.