How To Install hplip-libs on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install hplip-libs on CentOS 7. hplip-libs is HPLIP libraries

Introduction

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

What is hplip-libs

Libraries needed by HPLIP. Libraries needed by HPLIP.

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

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

sudo yum -y install hplip-libs

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

sudo dnf -y install hplip-libs

How To Uninstall hplip-libs on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove hplip-libs

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Summary

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