How To Install libextractor on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install libextractor in Fedora 36. libextractor is Simple library for keyword extraction

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libextractor on Fedora 36.

What is libextractor

libextractor is a simple library for keyword extraction. libextractor does not support all formats but supports a simple plugging mechanism such that you can quickly add extractors for additional formats, even without recompiling libextractor. libextractor typically ships with a dozen helper-libraries that can be used to obtain keywords from common file-types. libextractor is a part of the GNU project (http

We can use yum or dnf to install libextractor on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libextractor.

Install libextractor on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

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

sudo dnf -y install libextractor

Install libextractor on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

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

sudo yum -y install libextractor

How To Uninstall libextractor on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove libextractor

libextractor Package Contents on Fedora 36

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title: "How To Install libextractor on Fedora 36"
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## Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install `libextractor` on Fedora 36.

### What is `libextractor`

> libextractor is a simple library for keyword extraction.  libextractor does not support all formats but supports a simple plugging mechanism such that you can quickly add extractors for additional formats, even without recompiling libextractor.  libextractor typically ships with a dozen helper-libraries that can be used to obtain keywords from common file-types.  libextractor is a part of the GNU project (http  

We can use `yum` or `dnf` to install `libextractor` on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libextractor.

## Install libextractor on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with `dnf` using the following command.

```bash
sudo dnf makecache --refresh

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

sudo dnf -y install libextractor

Install libextractor on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

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

sudo yum -y install libextractor

How To Uninstall libextractor on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove libextractor

libextractor Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/libextractor-extract
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/54
/usr/lib/.build-id/54/9706cec1aec4d3300f65af3a31eb1a084a654a
/usr/lib/.build-id/c3
/usr/lib/.build-id/c3/09313dbea7af4d7058deead97a6884b7cd0db8
/usr/lib/.build-id/ca
/usr/lib/.build-id/ca/33b5ef31effc8ebb527968a354856e791206a7
/usr/lib/libextractor
/usr/lib/libextractor.so.2
/usr/lib/libextractor.so.2.2.7
/usr/lib/libextractor_common.so.1
/usr/lib/libextractor_common.so.1.0.0
/usr/share/doc/libextractor
/usr/share/doc/libextractor/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/libextractor/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/libextractor/NEWS
/usr/share/doc/libextractor/README
/usr/share/doc/libextractor/README.fedora
/usr/share/doc/libextractor/TODO
/usr/share/info/libextractor.info.gz
/usr/share/licenses/libextractor
/usr/share/licenses/libextractor/COPYING
/usr/share/locale/da/LC_MESSAGES/libextractor.mo
/usr/share/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/libextractor.mo
/usr/share/locale/es/LC_MESSAGES/libextractor.mo
/usr/share/locale/fr/LC_MESSAGES/libextractor.mo
/usr/share/locale/ga/LC_MESSAGES/libextractor.mo
/usr/share/locale/it/LC_MESSAGES/libextractor.mo
/usr/share/locale/nl/LC_MESSAGES/libextractor.mo
/usr/share/locale/pl/LC_MESSAGES/libextractor.mo
/usr/share/locale/pt_BR/LC_MESSAGES/libextractor.mo
/usr/share/locale/ro/LC_MESSAGES/libextractor.mo
/usr/share/locale/rw/LC_MESSAGES/libextractor.mo
/usr/share/locale/sr/LC_MESSAGES/libextractor.mo
/usr/share/locale/sv/LC_MESSAGES/libextractor.mo
/usr/share/locale/uk/LC_MESSAGES/libextractor.mo
/usr/share/locale/vi/LC_MESSAGES/libextractor.mo
/usr/share/man/man1/libextractor-extract.1.gz

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libextractor on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).

/usr/bin/libextractor-extract /usr/lib/.build-id /usr/lib/.build-id/61 /usr/lib/.build-id/61/a2014f9aa11689f5fe4691019063c0b9d0e239 /usr/lib/.build-id/7f /usr/lib/.build-id/7f/b1db3457d6186a173bc522c727e11478e355f1 /usr/lib/.build-id/a1 /usr/lib/.build-id/a1/b7cd8811e8282e38a739399e80a0d9b966b7f6 /usr/lib64/libextractor /usr/lib64/libextractor.so.2 /usr/lib64/libextractor.so.2.2.7 /usr/lib64/libextractor_common.so.1 /usr/lib64/libextractor_common.so.1.0.0 /usr/share/doc/libextractor /usr/share/doc/libextractor/AUTHORS /usr/share/doc/libextractor/ChangeLog /usr/share/doc/libextractor/NEWS /usr/share/doc/libextractor/README /usr/share/doc/libextractor/README.fedora /usr/share/doc/libextractor/TODO /usr/share/info/libextractor.info.gz /usr/share/licenses/libextractor /usr/share/licenses/libextractor/COPYING /usr/share/locale/da/LC_MESSAGES/libextractor.mo /usr/share/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/libextractor.mo /usr/share/locale/es/LC_MESSAGES/libextractor.mo /usr/share/locale/fr/LC_MESSAGES/libextractor.mo /usr/share/locale/ga/LC_MESSAGES/libextractor.mo /usr/share/locale/it/LC_MESSAGES/libextractor.mo /usr/share/locale/nl/LC_MESSAGES/libextractor.mo /usr/share/locale/pl/LC_MESSAGES/libextractor.mo /usr/share/locale/pt_BR/LC_MESSAGES/libextractor.mo /usr/share/locale/ro/LC_MESSAGES/libextractor.mo /usr/share/locale/rw/LC_MESSAGES/libextractor.mo /usr/share/locale/sr/LC_MESSAGES/libextractor.mo /usr/share/locale/sv/LC_MESSAGES/libextractor.mo /usr/share/locale/uk/LC_MESSAGES/libextractor.mo /usr/share/locale/vi/LC_MESSAGES/libextractor.mo /usr/share/man/man1/libextractor-extract.1.gz


## References

* [libextractor website](https://www.gnu.org/software/libextractor)

## Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install `libextractor` on [Fedora 36](/fedora/36/) using [yum](/fedora/36/yum/) and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).