How To Install libthai on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install libthai on CentOS 7. libthai is Thai language support routines

Introduction

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

What is libthai

LibThai is a set of Thai language support routines aimed to ease developers’ tasks to incorporate Thai language support in their applications. It includes important Thai-specific functions e.g. word breaking, input and output methods as well as basic character and string supports. LibThai is a set of Thai language support routines aimed to ease developers’ tasks to incorporate Thai language support in their applications. It includes important Thai-specific functions e.g. word breaking, input and output methods as well as basic character and string supports.

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

Install libthai on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install libthai

Install libthai 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 libthai using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libthai

How To Uninstall libthai on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove libthai

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Summary

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