How To Install libmspack on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmspack on CentOS 7. libmspack is Library for CAB and related files compression and decompression

Introduction

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

What is libmspack

The purpose of libmspack is to provide both compression and decompression of some loosely related file formats used by Microsoft. The purpose of libmspack is to provide both compression and decompression of some loosely related file formats used by Microsoft.

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

Install libmspack on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install libmspack

Install libmspack 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 libmspack using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libmspack

How To Uninstall libmspack on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove libmspack

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Summary

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