How To Install shapelib on Fedora 34

shapelib is C library for handling ESRI Shapefiles C library for handling ESRI Shapefiles

Introduction

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

What is shapelib

The Shapefile C Library provides the ability to write simple C programs for reading, writing and updating (to a limited extent) ESRI Shapefiles, and the associated attribute file (.dbf). shapelib 1.5.0 4.fc34 x86_64 77 k shapelib-1.5.0-4.fc34.src.rpm fedora C library for handling ESRI Shapefiles http (LGPLv2+ or MIT) and GPLv2+ and Public Domain The Shapefile C Library provides the ability to write simple C programs for reading, writing and updating (to a limited extent) ESRI Shapefiles, and the associated attribute file (.dbf).

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

Install shapelib 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 shapelib using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install shapelib

Install shapelib 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 shapelib using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install shapelib

How To Uninstall shapelib on Fedora 34

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

sudo dnf remove shapelib

shapelib Package Contents on Fedora 34

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/06
/usr/lib/.build-id/06/7e73bcb8440acec603a3b498d5799017314a5f
/usr/lib64/libshp.so.2
/usr/lib64/libshp.so.2.1.0
/usr/share/doc/shapelib
/usr/share/doc/shapelib/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/shapelib/README
/usr/share/doc/shapelib/README.tree
/usr/share/doc/shapelib/codepage.html
/usr/share/doc/shapelib/dbf_api.html
/usr/share/doc/shapelib/index.html
/usr/share/doc/shapelib/license.html
/usr/share/doc/shapelib/manifest.html
/usr/share/doc/shapelib/release.html
/usr/share/doc/shapelib/shapelib-tools.html
/usr/share/doc/shapelib/shp_api.html
/usr/share/licenses/shapelib
/usr/share/licenses/shapelib/COPYING
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/35
/usr/lib/.build-id/35/16fc25006ce1ea690d9bb3b0b57eab72d06bae
/usr/lib/libshp.so.2
/usr/lib/libshp.so.2.1.0
/usr/share/doc/shapelib
/usr/share/doc/shapelib/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/shapelib/README
/usr/share/doc/shapelib/README.tree
/usr/share/doc/shapelib/codepage.html
/usr/share/doc/shapelib/dbf_api.html
/usr/share/doc/shapelib/index.html
/usr/share/doc/shapelib/license.html
/usr/share/doc/shapelib/manifest.html
/usr/share/doc/shapelib/release.html
/usr/share/doc/shapelib/shapelib-tools.html
/usr/share/doc/shapelib/shp_api.html
/usr/share/licenses/shapelib
/usr/share/licenses/shapelib/COPYING

References

Summary

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