How To Install libdmtx on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdmtx
on CentOS 7.
What is libdmtx
libdmtx is open source software for reading and writing Data Matrix 2D bar-codes on Linux, Unix, OS X, Windows, and mobile devices. At its core libdmtx is a shared library, allowing C/C++ programs to use its capabilities without restrictions or overhead. The included utility programs, dmtxread and dmtxwrite, provide the official interface to libdmtx from the command line, and also serve as a good reference for programmers who wish to write their own programs that interact with libdmtx. All of the software in the libdmtx package is distributed under the LGPLv2 and can be used freely under these terms.
We can use yum
or dnf
to install libdmtx
on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libdmtx.
Install libdmtx on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum
using the following command.
After updating yum database, We can install libdmtx
using yum
by running the following command:
Install libdmtx 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.
After updating yum database, We can install libdmtx
using dnf
by running the following command:
How To Uninstall libdmtx on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the libdmtx
package we can use the following command:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdmtx
on CentOS 7 using yum
and dnf
.