How To Install zlib-devel on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install zlib-devel on CentOS 7. zlib-devel is Header files and libraries for Zlib development

Introduction

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

What is zlib-devel

The zlib-devel package contains the header files and libraries needed to develop programs that use the zlib compression and decompression library. The zlib-devel package contains the header files and libraries needed to develop programs that use the zlib compression and decompression library.

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

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

sudo yum -y install zlib-devel

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

sudo dnf -y install zlib-devel

How To Uninstall zlib-devel on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove zlib-devel

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Summary

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