How To Install libidn2 on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libidn2 on CentOS 7.
What is libidn2
Libidn2 is an implementation of the IDNA2008 specifications in RFC 5890, 5891, 5892, 5893 and TR46 for internationalized domain names (IDN). It is a standalone library, without any dependency on libidn.
We can use yum or dnf to install libidn2 on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libidn2.
Install libidn2 on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install libidn2 using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install libidn2
Install libidn2 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 libidn2 using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install libidn2
How To Uninstall libidn2 on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the libidn2 package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove libidn2
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libidn2 on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
