How To Install colord-libs on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install colord-libs on CentOS 7. colord-libs is Color daemon library

Introduction

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

What is colord-libs

colord is a low level system activated daemon that maps color devices to color profiles in the system context. colord is a low level system activated daemon that maps color devices to color profiles in the system context.

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

Install colord-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 colord-libs using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install colord-libs

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

sudo dnf -y install colord-libs

How To Uninstall colord-libs on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove colord-libs

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Summary

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