How To Install libzstd on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install libzstd on CentOS 7. libzstd is Zstd shared library

Introduction

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

What is libzstd

Zstandard compression shared library.

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

Install libzstd on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install libzstd

Install libzstd 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 libzstd using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libzstd

How To Uninstall libzstd on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove libzstd

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Summary

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