How To Install libgsf on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgsf on CentOS 7. libgsf is GNOME Structured File library

Introduction

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

What is libgsf

A library for reading and writing structured files (e.g. MS OLE and Zip) A library for reading and writing structured files (e.g. MS OLE and Zip)

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

Install libgsf on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install libgsf

Install libgsf 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 libgsf using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libgsf

How To Uninstall libgsf on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove libgsf

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Summary

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