How To Install libtiff-static on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtiff-static on CentOS 7. libtiff-static is Static TIFF image format file library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtiff-static on CentOS 7.

What is libtiff-static

The libtiff-static package contains the statically linkable version of libtiff. Linking to static libraries is discouraged for most applications, but it is necessary for some boot packages. The libtiff-static package contains the statically linkable version of libtiff. Linking to static libraries is discouraged for most applications, but it is necessary for some boot packages.

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

Install libtiff-static on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install libtiff-static using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libtiff-static

Install libtiff-static 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 libtiff-static using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libtiff-static

How To Uninstall libtiff-static on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the libtiff-static package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove libtiff-static

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Summary

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