How To Install metadata-extractor2 on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install metadata-extractor2 on CentOS 7. metadata-extractor2 is Extracts EXIF, IPTC, XMP, ICC and other metadata from image files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install metadata-extractor2 on CentOS 7.

What is metadata-extractor2

Metadata Extractor is a straightforward Java library for reading metadata from image files.

We can use yum or dnf to install metadata-extractor2 on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install metadata-extractor2.

Install metadata-extractor2 on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install metadata-extractor2 using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install metadata-extractor2

Install metadata-extractor2 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 metadata-extractor2 using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install metadata-extractor2

How To Uninstall metadata-extractor2 on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the metadata-extractor2 package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove metadata-extractor2

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install metadata-extractor2 on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.