How To Install libmapi on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmapi on CentOS 7. libmapi is MAPI implementation and library by Zarafa

Introduction

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

What is libmapi

The libmapi package provides the Open Source MAPI (Messaging Application Programming Interface) implementation by Zarafa. The MAPI is a messaging architecture and a Component Object Model based API for Microsoft Windows which allows control over the messaging system on the client computer, creation and management of messages, management of the client mailbox, service providers, etc. This MAPI implementation by Zarafa is also known as MAPI4Linux.

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

Install libmapi on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install libmapi

Install libmapi 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 libmapi using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libmapi

How To Uninstall libmapi on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove libmapi

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Summary

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