How To Install libcsv on Fedora 34

libcsv is Small, simple and fast CSV library Small, simple and fast CSV library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcsv on Fedora 34.

What is `libcsv`

libcsv is a small, simple and fast CSV library written in pure ANSI C89 that can read and write CSV data. It provides a straight-forward interface using callback functions to handle parsed fields and rows and can parse improperly formatted CSV files. libcsv 3.0.3 15.fc34 x86_64 27 k libcsv-3.0.3-15.fc34.src.rpm fedora Small, simple and fast CSV library http LGPLv2+ libcsv is a small, simple and fast CSV library written in pure ANSI C89 that can read and write CSV data. It provides a straight-forward interface using callback functions to handle parsed fields and rows and can parse improperly formatted CSV files.

We can use yum or dnf to install libcsv on Fedora 34. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libcsv.

Install libcsv on Fedora 34 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

The output should look something like this:

Fedora 34 - x86_64                               20 kB/s | 6.6 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 openh264 (From Cisco) - x86_64        1.4 kB/s | 989  B     00:00
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64                       68 kB/s | 6.5 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 - x86_64 - Updates                    3.5 kB/s | 6.2 kB     00:01
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 - Updates             17 kB/s | 5.9 kB     00:00
Metadata cache created.

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

sudo dnf -y install libcsv

Install libcsv on Fedora 34 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

The output should look something like this:

Fedora 34 - x86_64                               20 kB/s | 6.6 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 openh264 (From Cisco) - x86_64        1.4 kB/s | 989  B     00:00
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64                       68 kB/s | 6.5 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 - x86_64 - Updates                    3.5 kB/s | 6.2 kB     00:01
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 - Updates             17 kB/s | 5.9 kB     00:00
Metadata cache created.

After updating yum database, We can install libcsv using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libcsv

How To Uninstall libcsv on Fedora 34

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

sudo dnf remove libcsv

libcsv Package Contents on Fedora 34

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/54
/usr/lib/.build-id/54/7f2d530271e930694f529770779e2906b066c9
/usr/lib/libcsv.so.3
/usr/lib/libcsv.so.3.0.3
/usr/share/doc/libcsv
/usr/share/doc/libcsv/COPYING.LESSER
/usr/share/doc/libcsv/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/libcsv/FAQ
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/fc
/usr/lib/.build-id/fc/f87dd19d89e5ff72bd905e3cba7d09e20e3ebb
/usr/lib64/libcsv.so.3
/usr/lib64/libcsv.so.3.0.3
/usr/share/doc/libcsv
/usr/share/doc/libcsv/COPYING.LESSER
/usr/share/doc/libcsv/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/libcsv/FAQ

References

[libcsv website](http://sourceforge.net/projects/libcsv/ http://sourceforge.net/projects/libcsv/)

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcsv on Fedora 34 using yum and dnf.