How To Install zlib-static on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install zlib-static on CentOS 7.
What is zlib-static
The zlib-static package includes static libraries needed to develop programs that use the zlib compression and decompression library. The zlib-static package includes static libraries needed to develop programs that use the zlib compression and decompression library.
We can use yum or dnf to install zlib-static on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install zlib-static.
Install zlib-static 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-static using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install zlib-static
Install zlib-static 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-static using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install zlib-static
How To Uninstall zlib-static on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the zlib-static package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove zlib-static
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install zlib-static on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.