How To Install compat-openldap on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install compat-openldap on CentOS 7.
What is compat-openldap
OpenLDAP is an open source suite of LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) applications and development tools. The compat-openldap package includes older versions of the OpenLDAP shared libraries which may be required by some applications. OpenLDAP is an open source suite of LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) applications and development tools. The compat-openldap package includes older versions of the OpenLDAP shared libraries which may be required by some applications.
We can use yum or dnf to install compat-openldap on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install compat-openldap.
Install compat-openldap 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-openldap using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install compat-openldap
Install compat-openldap 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-openldap using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install compat-openldap
How To Uninstall compat-openldap on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the compat-openldap package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove compat-openldap
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install compat-openldap on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
