How To Install ocaml-csv on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install ocaml-csv on CentOS 7. ocaml-csv is OCaml library for reading and writing CSV files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ocaml-csv on CentOS 7.

What is ocaml-csv

This OCaml library can read and write CSV files, including all extensions used by Excel - eg. quotes, newlines, 8 bit characters in fields, quote-0 etc. The library comes with a handy command line tool called csvtool for handling CSV files from shell scripts.

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

Install ocaml-csv on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install ocaml-csv

Install ocaml-csv 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 ocaml-csv using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install ocaml-csv

How To Uninstall ocaml-csv on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the ocaml-csv package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove ocaml-csv

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Summary

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