Getting the package name that contains a library that I need

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Fedora 14

I recently went to install some software using the source files.

When I ran the command

./configure

I got a message saying that

No package gthread-2.0 not found

After searching the internet some one had the same problem. I needed to install a package called

glib2-devel

However, rather that searching the internet. Is there any yum command that can give me that information?

Many thanks for any advice,

Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams · Answer 1 · 2011-01-22 21:50:00Z

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yum whatprovides '*/pkgconfig/gthread-2.0.pc'

answered Jan 22 '11 at 21:50

	How is this different from mine? Or you didn't notice it? Also, not all libraries have a `.pc` file. – Tshepang Jan 23 '11 at 10:37
	@Tshepang: It will look for the exact pkgconfig file that the configure routine in the question is looking for, instead of trying to search by a virtual provides which may or may not match the name it is looking for. – Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams Jan 23 '11 at 16:44
	You mind explaining that on the answer itself. What if the asker doesn't know what pkgconfig is. – Tshepang Jan 23 '11 at 17:01

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Tshepang · Answer 2 · 2011-01-22 21:32:09Z

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Use yum whatprovides "*gthread-2.0*". (via)

answered Jan 22 '11 at 21:32

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