How To Install apache-commons-codec on CentOS 7

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install apache-commons-codec on CentOS 7.

What is apache-commons-codec

Commons Codec is an attempt to provide definitive implementations of commonly used encoders and decoders. Examples include Base64, Hex, Phonetic and URLs.

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

Install apache-commons-codec on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install apache-commons-codec using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install apache-commons-codec

Install apache-commons-codec 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 apache-commons-codec using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install apache-commons-codec

How To Uninstall apache-commons-codec on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the apache-commons-codec package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove apache-commons-codec

References

• apache-commons-codec website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install apache-commons-codec on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.