How To Install zbar-devel on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install zbar-devel on CentOS 7. zbar-devel is Bar code library extra development files

Introduction

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

What is zbar-devel

This package contains header files and additional libraries used for developing applications that read bar codes with this library.

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

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

sudo yum -y install zbar-devel

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

sudo dnf -y install zbar-devel

How To Uninstall zbar-devel on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove zbar-devel

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Summary

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