How To Install zchunk-devel on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install zchunk-devel on CentOS 7. zchunk-devel is Headers for building against zchunk

Introduction

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

What is zchunk-devel

zchunk is a compressed file format that splits the file into independent chunks. This allows you to only download the differences when downloading a new version of the file, and also makes zchunk files efficient over rsync. zchunk files are protected with strong checksums to verify that the file you downloaded is in fact the file you wanted. This package contains the headers necessary for building against the zchunk library, libzck.

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

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

sudo yum -y install zchunk-devel

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

sudo dnf -y install zchunk-devel

How To Uninstall zchunk-devel on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove zchunk-devel

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Summary

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