How To Install libmtp on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmtp on CentOS 7. libmtp is A software library for MTP media players

Introduction

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

What is libmtp

This package provides a software library for communicating with MTP (Media Transfer Protocol) media players, typically audio players, video players etc. This package provides a software library for communicating with MTP (Media Transfer Protocol) media players, typically audio players, video players etc.

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

Install libmtp on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install libmtp

Install libmtp 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 libmtp using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libmtp

How To Uninstall libmtp on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove libmtp

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Summary

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