How To Install libwpd on CentOS 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libwpd on CentOS 8.
What is libwpd
libwpd is a library for import of WordPerfect documents. libwpd 0.10.2 2.el8 x86_64 240 k libwpd-0.10.2-2.el8.src.rpm appstream A library for import of WordPerfect documents http LGPLv2+ or MPLv2.0 libwpd is a library for import of WordPerfect documents.
We can use yum or dnf to install libwpd on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libwpd.
Install libwpd 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 libwpd using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install libwpd
Install libwpd 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 libwpd using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install libwpd
How To Uninstall libwpd on CentOS 8
To uninstall only the libwpd package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove libwpd
libwpd Package Contents on CentOS 8
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/73
/usr/lib/.build-id/73/db0891b3b06278b6f57e95f2fc56a0908e41aa
/usr/lib/libwpd-0.10.so.10
/usr/lib/libwpd-0.10.so.10.0.2
/usr/share/doc/libwpd
/usr/share/doc/libwpd/CREDITS
/usr/share/doc/libwpd/NEWS
/usr/share/doc/libwpd/README
/usr/share/licenses/libwpd
/usr/share/licenses/libwpd/COPYING.LGPL
/usr/share/licenses/libwpd/COPYING.MPL
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/7b
/usr/lib/.build-id/7b/e26d42dc81ceea3a1d5c4edcb29bf3d1431889
/usr/lib64/libwpd-0.10.so.10
/usr/lib64/libwpd-0.10.so.10.0.2
/usr/share/doc/libwpd
/usr/share/doc/libwpd/CREDITS
/usr/share/doc/libwpd/NEWS
/usr/share/doc/libwpd/README
/usr/share/licenses/libwpd
/usr/share/licenses/libwpd/COPYING.LGPL
/usr/share/licenses/libwpd/COPYING.MPL
References
- [libwpd website](http://libwpd.sf.net/ http://libwpd.sf.net/)
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libwpd on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.