How To Install librpminspect on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install librpminspect on CentOS 7. librpminspect is Library providing RPM test API and functionality

Introduction

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

What is librpminspect

The library providing the backend test functionality and API for the rpminspect frontend program. This library can also be used by other programs wanting to incorporate RPM test functionality.

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

Install librpminspect on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install librpminspect

Install librpminspect 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 librpminspect using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install librpminspect

How To Uninstall librpminspect on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove librpminspect

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Summary

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