How To Install mdbtools-libs on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install mdbtools-libs on CentOS 7. mdbtools-libs is Library for accessing data stored in Microsoft Access databases

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mdbtools-libs on CentOS 7.

What is mdbtools-libs

This package contains the MDB Tools library, which can be used by applications to access data stored in Microsoft Access databases.

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

Install mdbtools-libs on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install mdbtools-libs

Install mdbtools-libs 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 mdbtools-libs using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install mdbtools-libs

How To Uninstall mdbtools-libs on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the mdbtools-libs package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove mdbtools-libs

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Summary

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