How To Install opensips-xcap_client on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install opensips-xcap_client on CentOS 7. opensips-xcap_client is XCAP client

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install opensips-xcap_client on CentOS 7.

What is opensips-xcap_client

The modules is an XCAP client for OpenSIPS that can be used by other modules. It fetches XCAP elements, either documents or part of them, by sending HTTP GET requests. It also offers support for conditional queries. It uses libcurl library as a client-side HTTP transfer library.

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

Install opensips-xcap_client on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install opensips-xcap_client

Install opensips-xcap_client 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 opensips-xcap_client using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install opensips-xcap_client

How To Uninstall opensips-xcap_client on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the opensips-xcap_client package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove opensips-xcap_client

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Summary

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