How To Install openobex on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install openobex on CentOS 7.
What is openobex
OBEX (OBject EXchange) is a protocol usually used by various mobile devices to exchange all kind of objects like files, pictures, calendar entries (vCal) and business cards (vCard). This package contains the Open OBEX shared C library. OBEX (OBject EXchange) is a protocol usually used by various mobile devices to exchange all kind of objects like files, pictures, calendar entries (vCal) and business cards (vCard). This package contains the Open OBEX shared C library.
We can use yum or dnf to install openobex on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install openobex.
Install openobex on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install openobex using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install openobex
Install openobex 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 openobex using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install openobex
How To Uninstall openobex on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the openobex package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove openobex
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install openobex on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
