How To Install open62541 on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install open62541 on CentOS 7. open62541 is OPC UA implementation

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install open62541 on CentOS 7.

What is open62541

open62541 is a C-based library (linking with C++ projects is possible) with all necessary tools to implement dedicated OPC UA clients and servers, or to integrate OPC UA-based communication into existing applications.

We can use yum or dnf to install open62541 on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install open62541.

Install open62541 on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install open62541 using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install open62541

Install open62541 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 open62541 using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install open62541

How To Uninstall open62541 on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the open62541 package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove open62541

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install open62541 on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.