How To Install bzip2-libs on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install bzip2-libs on CentOS 7. bzip2-libs is Libraries for applications using bzip2

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install bzip2-libs on CentOS 7.

What is `bzip2-libs`

Libraries for applications using the bzip2 compression format.

We can use yum or dnf to install bzip2-libs on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install bzip2-libs.

Install bzip2-libs on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install bzip2-libs using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install bzip2-libs

Install bzip2-libs 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 bzip2-libs using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install bzip2-libs

How To Uninstall bzip2-libs on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the bzip2-libs package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove bzip2-libs

References

bzip2-libs website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install bzip2-libs on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.