How To Install libmapi on CentOS 7
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.