How To Install exiv2-libs on CentOS 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install exiv2-libs on CentOS 8.
What is exiv2-libs
A C++ library to access image metadata, supporting full read and write access to the Exif and Iptc metadata, Exif MakerNote support, extract and delete methods for Exif thumbnails, classes to access Ifd and so on. exiv2-libs 0.27.3 2.el8 x86_64 856 k exiv2-0.27.3-2.el8.src.rpm appstream Exif and Iptc metadata manipulation library http GPLv2+ A C++ library to access image metadata, supporting full read and write access to the Exif and Iptc metadata, Exif MakerNote support, extract and delete methods for Exif thumbnails, classes to access Ifd and so on.
We can use yum or dnf to install exiv2-libs on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install exiv2-libs.
Install exiv2-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 exiv2-libs using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install exiv2-libs
Install exiv2-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 exiv2-libs using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install exiv2-libs
How To Uninstall exiv2-libs on CentOS 8
To uninstall only the exiv2-libs package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove exiv2-libs
exiv2-libs Package Contents on CentOS 8
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/b9
/usr/lib/.build-id/b9/051bf51551c8d1e74c275bc58aeebf505f5722
/usr/lib64/libexiv2.so.0.27.3
/usr/lib64/libexiv2.so.27
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/ca
/usr/lib/.build-id/ca/a21e9b099b4849b326afea1309c383353fb163
/usr/lib/libexiv2.so.0.27.3
/usr/lib/libexiv2.so.27
References
- [exiv2-libs website](http://www.exiv2.org/ http://www.exiv2.org/)
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install exiv2-libs on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.