How To Install xrootd-devel on CentOS 7

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

Introduction

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

What is xrootd-devel

This package contains header files and development libraries for xrootd development.

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

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

sudo yum -y install xrootd-devel

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

sudo dnf -y install xrootd-devel

How To Uninstall xrootd-devel on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove xrootd-devel

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Summary

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