How To Install protobuf-java on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install protobuf-java on CentOS 7. protobuf-java is Java Protocol Buffers runtime library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install protobuf-java on CentOS 7.

What is protobuf-java

This package contains Java Protocol Buffers runtime library.

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

Install protobuf-java on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install protobuf-java

Install protobuf-java 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 protobuf-java using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install protobuf-java

How To Uninstall protobuf-java on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the protobuf-java package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove protobuf-java

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Summary

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