How To Install iec16022 on CentOS 8

iec16022 is Generate ISO/IEC 16022 2D barcodes

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install iec16022 on CentOS 8.

What is iec16022

The iec16022 is a program for producing ISO/IEC 16022 2D barcodes, also known as Data Matrix. These barcodes are defined in the ISO/IEC 16022 standard.

We can use yum or dnf to install iec16022 on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install iec16022.

Install iec16022 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 iec16022 using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install iec16022

Install iec16022 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 iec16022 using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install iec16022

How To Uninstall iec16022 on CentOS 8

To uninstall only the iec16022 package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove iec16022

iec16022 Package Contents on CentOS 8

/usr/bin/iec16022
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/b0
/usr/lib/.build-id/b0/beabf7d561b542fff0cf2a870e9fd107f01c2a
/usr/share/man/man1/iec16022.1.gz

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install iec16022 on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.