How To Install xrdp-devel on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install xrdp-devel on CentOS 7. xrdp-devel is Headers and pkg-config files needed to compile xrdp backends

Introduction

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

What is xrdp-devel

This package contains headers necessary for developing xrdp backends that talk to xrdp.

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

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

sudo yum -y install xrdp-devel

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

sudo dnf -y install xrdp-devel

How To Uninstall xrdp-devel on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove xrdp-devel

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Summary

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