How To Install libkexiv2 on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkexiv2 on CentOS 7. libkexiv2 is An Exiv2 wrapper library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkexiv2 on CentOS 7.

What is libkexiv2

Libkexiv2 is a wrapper around Exiv2 library to manipulate pictures metadata as EXIF/IPTC and XMP. Libkexiv2 is a wrapper around Exiv2 library to manipulate pictures metadata as EXIF/IPTC and XMP.

We can use yum or dnf to install libkexiv2 on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libkexiv2.

Install libkexiv2 on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install libkexiv2 using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libkexiv2

Install libkexiv2 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 libkexiv2 using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libkexiv2

How To Uninstall libkexiv2 on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the libkexiv2 package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove libkexiv2

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkexiv2 on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.