How To Install libesedb on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install libesedb on CentOS 7. libesedb is Library to access the Extensible Storage Engine (ESE) Database

Introduction

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

What is libesedb

Library and tools to access the Extensible Storage Engine (ESE) Database File (EDB) format. ESEDB is used in may different applications like Windows Search, Windows Mail, Exchange, Active Directory, etc.

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

Install libesedb on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install libesedb

Install libesedb 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 libesedb using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libesedb

How To Uninstall libesedb on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove libesedb

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Summary

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