How To Install josm on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install josm on CentOS 7.
What is josm
JOSM is an editor for OpenStreetMap (OSM) written in Java Currently it supports loading stand alone GPX track data from the OSM database, loading and editing existing nodes, ways, metadata tags and relations. OpenStreetMap is a project aimed squarely at creating and providing free geographic data such as street maps to anyone who wants them. The project was started because most maps you think of as free actually have legal or technical restrictions on their use, holding back people from using them in creative, productive or unexpected ways.
We can use yum or dnf to install josm on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install josm.
Install josm on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install josm using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install josm
Install josm 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 josm using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install josm
How To Uninstall josm on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the josm package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove josm
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install josm on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.