How To Install libharu on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install libharu on CentOS 7. libharu is C library for generating PDF files

Introduction

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

What is libharu

libHaru is a library for generating PDF files. It is free, open source, written in ANSI C and cross platform.

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

Install libharu on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install libharu

Install libharu 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 libharu using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libharu

How To Uninstall libharu on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove libharu

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Summary

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