How To Install harfbuzz on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install harfbuzz on CentOS 7. harfbuzz is Text shaping library

Introduction

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

What is harfbuzz

HarfBuzz is an implementation of the OpenType Layout engine. HarfBuzz is an implementation of the OpenType Layout engine.

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

Install harfbuzz on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install harfbuzz

Install harfbuzz 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 harfbuzz using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install harfbuzz

How To Uninstall harfbuzz on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove harfbuzz

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Summary

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