How To Install libtiff-static on CentOS 7
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.
