How To Install createrepo_c-libs on CentOS 8

createrepo_c-libs is Library for repodata manipulation Library for repodata manipulation

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install createrepo_c-libs on CentOS 8.

What is `createrepo_c-libs`

Libraries for applications using the createrepo_c library for easy manipulation with a repodata. createrepo_c-libs 0.16.2 2.el8 x86_64 113 k createrepo_c-0.16.2-2.el8.src.rpm appstream Library for repodata manipulation https GPLv2+ Libraries for applications using the createrepo_c library for easy manipulation with a repodata.

We can use yum or dnf to install createrepo_c-libs on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install createrepo_c-libs.

Install createrepo_c-libs on CentOS 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

The output should look something like this:

CentOS Linux 8 - AppStream                                       43 kB/s | 4.3 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - BaseOS                                          65 kB/s | 3.9 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - ContinuousRelease                               43 kB/s | 3.0 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - Extras                                          23 kB/s | 1.5 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - FastTrack                                       40 kB/s | 3.0 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - HighAvailability                                36 kB/s | 3.9 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - Plus                                            24 kB/s | 1.5 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - PowerTools                                      50 kB/s | 4.3 kB     00:00    
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux Modular 8 - x86_64           13 kB/s | 9.2 kB     00:00    
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86_64                   24 kB/s | 8.5 kB     00:00    
Metadata cache created.

After updating yum database, We can install createrepo_c-libs using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install createrepo_c-libs

Install createrepo_c-libs on CentOS 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

The output should look something like this:

CentOS Linux 8 - AppStream                                       43 kB/s | 4.3 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - BaseOS                                          65 kB/s | 3.9 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - ContinuousRelease                               43 kB/s | 3.0 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - Extras                                          23 kB/s | 1.5 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - FastTrack                                       40 kB/s | 3.0 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - HighAvailability                                36 kB/s | 3.9 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - Plus                                            24 kB/s | 1.5 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - PowerTools                                      50 kB/s | 4.3 kB     00:00    
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux Modular 8 - x86_64           13 kB/s | 9.2 kB     00:00    
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86_64                   24 kB/s | 8.5 kB     00:00    
Metadata cache created.

After updating yum database, We can install createrepo_c-libs using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install createrepo_c-libs

How To Uninstall createrepo_c-libs on CentOS 8

To uninstall only the createrepo_c-libs package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove createrepo_c-libs

createrepo_c-libs Package Contents on CentOS 8

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/38
/usr/lib/.build-id/38/d9fe74a00cfaf866c0984ae326aeebe912d1db
/usr/lib/libcreaterepo_c.so.0
/usr/lib/libcreaterepo_c.so.0.16.2
/usr/share/licenses/createrepo_c-libs
/usr/share/licenses/createrepo_c-libs/COPYING
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/3d
/usr/lib/.build-id/3d/472f224bac714287da710c642884f641f70e73
/usr/lib64/libcreaterepo_c.so.0
/usr/lib64/libcreaterepo_c.so.0.16.2
/usr/share/licenses/createrepo_c-libs
/usr/share/licenses/createrepo_c-libs/COPYING

References

[createrepo_c-libs website](https://github.com/rpm-software-management/createrepo_c https://github.com/rpm-software-management/createrepo_c)

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install createrepo_c-libs on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.