How To Install exiv2-libs on CentOS 8

exiv2-libs is Exif and Iptc metadata manipulation library Exif and Iptc metadata manipulation library

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

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install exiv2-libs on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.