How To Install LibRaw on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install LibRaw on CentOS 7. LibRaw is Library for reading RAW files obtained from digital photo cameras

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install LibRaw on CentOS 7.

What is LibRaw

LibRaw is a library for reading RAW files obtained from digital photo cameras (CRW/CR2, NEF, RAF, DNG, and others). LibRaw is based on the source codes of the dcraw utility, where part of drawbacks have already been eliminated and part will be fixed in future. LibRaw is a library for reading RAW files obtained from digital photo cameras (CRW/CR2, NEF, RAF, DNG, and others). LibRaw is based on the source codes of the dcraw utility, where part of drawbacks have already been eliminated and part will be fixed in future.

We can use yum or dnf to install LibRaw on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install LibRaw.

Install LibRaw on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install LibRaw

Install LibRaw on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

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

sudo dnf -y install LibRaw

How To Uninstall LibRaw on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove LibRaw

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install LibRaw on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.