How To Install libfap on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfap on CentOS 7. libfap is An APRS parser written in C

Introduction

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

What is libfap

libfap is an APRS (Amateur Packet Reporting System) parser that can decode normal, mic-e and compressed location packets, NMEA location packets, objects, items, messages, telemetry and most weather packets.

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

Install libfap on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install libfap

Install libfap 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 libfap using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libfap

How To Uninstall libfap on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove libfap

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Summary

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