How To Install adobe-mappings-pdf on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install adobe-mappings-pdf on CentOS 7. adobe-mappings-pdf is PDF mapping resources from Adobe

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install adobe-mappings-pdf on CentOS 7.

What is adobe-mappings-pdf

Mapping resources for PDF have a variety of functions, such as mapping CIDs (Character IDs) to character codes, or mapping character codes to other character codes. These mapping resources for PDF should not be confused with CMap resources. While both types of resources share the same file structure and syntax, they have very different functions. These PDF mapping resources are useful for some applications (e.g. Ghostscript) to function properly.

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

Install adobe-mappings-pdf on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install adobe-mappings-pdf using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install adobe-mappings-pdf

Install adobe-mappings-pdf 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 adobe-mappings-pdf using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install adobe-mappings-pdf

How To Uninstall adobe-mappings-pdf on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the adobe-mappings-pdf package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove adobe-mappings-pdf

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install adobe-mappings-pdf on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.