How To Install libewf on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libewf on CentOS 7.
What is libewf
Libewf is a library for support of the Expert Witness Compression Format (EWF), it support both the SMART format (EWF-S01) and the EnCase format (EWF-E01). Libewf allows you to read and write media information within the EWF files.
We can use yum or dnf to install libewf on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libewf.
Install libewf on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install libewf using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install libewf
Install libewf 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 libewf using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install libewf
How To Uninstall libewf on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the libewf package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove libewf
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libewf on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.