How To Install compat-libtiff3 on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install compat-libtiff3 on CentOS 7. compat-libtiff3 is Compatibility package for libtiff 3

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install compat-libtiff3 on CentOS 7.

What is compat-libtiff3

The libtiff3 package provides libtiff 3, an older version of libtiff library for manipulating TIFF (Tagged Image File Format) image format files. This version should be used only if you are unable to use the current version of libtiff. The libtiff3 package provides libtiff 3, an older version of libtiff library for manipulating TIFF (Tagged Image File Format) image format files. This version should be used only if you are unable to use the current version of libtiff.

We can use yum or dnf to install compat-libtiff3 on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install compat-libtiff3.

Install compat-libtiff3 on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install compat-libtiff3 using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install compat-libtiff3

Install compat-libtiff3 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 compat-libtiff3 using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install compat-libtiff3

How To Uninstall compat-libtiff3 on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the compat-libtiff3 package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove compat-libtiff3

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install compat-libtiff3 on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.