How To Install pidgin-otr on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install pidgin-otr on CentOS 7. pidgin-otr is Off-The-Record Messaging plugin for Pidgin

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pidgin-otr on CentOS 7.

What is pidgin-otr

This is a Pidgin plugin which implements Off-the-Record (OTR) Messaging. It is known to work (at least) under the Linux and Windows versions of Pidgin.

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

Install pidgin-otr on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install pidgin-otr

Install pidgin-otr 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 pidgin-otr using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install pidgin-otr

How To Uninstall pidgin-otr on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the pidgin-otr package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove pidgin-otr

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Summary

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