How To Install jts on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install jts on CentOS 7. jts is Java Topology Suite

Introduction

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

What is jts

The JTS Topology Suite is an API for modelling and manipulating 2-dimensional linear geometry. It provides numerous geometric predicates and functions. JTS conforms to the Simple Features Specification for SQL published by the Open GIS Consortium.

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

Install jts on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install jts

Install jts 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 jts using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install jts

How To Uninstall jts on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove jts

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Summary

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