How To Install lib3270 on CentOS 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install lib3270 on CentOS 8. lib3270 is TN3270 Protocol Library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install lib3270 on CentOS 8.

What is lib3270

lib3270 is a TN3270 protocol library, originally designed as part of the pw3270 application.

We can use yum or dnf to install lib3270 on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install lib3270.

Install lib3270 on CentOS 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install lib3270 using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install lib3270

Install lib3270 on CentOS 8 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 lib3270 using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install lib3270

How To Uninstall lib3270 on CentOS 8

To uninstall only the lib3270 package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove lib3270

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install lib3270 on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.