How To Install libbase on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbase on CentOS 7. libbase is JFree Base Services

Introduction

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

What is libbase

LibBase is a library developed to provide base services like logging, configuration and initialization to other libraries and applications. The library is the root library for all Pentaho-Reporting projects.

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

Install libbase on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install libbase

Install libbase 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 libbase using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libbase

How To Uninstall libbase on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove libbase

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Summary

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