How To Install exiv2 on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install exiv2 on CentOS 7. exiv2 is Exif and Iptc metadata manipulation library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install exiv2 on CentOS 7.

What is exiv2

A command line utility to access image metadata, allowing one to * print the Exif metadata of Jpeg images as summary info, interpreted values, or the plain data for each tag * print the Iptc metadata of Jpeg images * print the Jpeg comment of Jpeg images * set, add and delete Exif and Iptc metadata of Jpeg images * adjust the Exif timestamp (that’s how it all started…) * rename Exif image files according to the Exif timestamp * extract, insert and delete Exif metadata (including thumbnails), Iptc metadata and Jpeg comments

We can use yum or dnf to install exiv2 on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install exiv2.

Install exiv2 on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install exiv2 using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install exiv2

Install exiv2 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 exiv2 using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install exiv2

How To Uninstall exiv2 on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the exiv2 package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove exiv2

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install exiv2 on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.