How To Install qpdf-libs on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install qpdf-libs on CentOS 7. qpdf-libs is QPDF library for transforming PDF files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install qpdf-libs on CentOS 7.

What is qpdf-libs

QPDF is a C++ library that inspect and manipulate the structure of PDF files. It can encrypt and linearize files, expose the internals of a PDF file, and do many other operations useful to PDF developers. QPDF is a C++ library that inspect and manipulate the structure of PDF files. It can encrypt and linearize files, expose the internals of a PDF file, and do many other operations useful to PDF developers.

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

Install qpdf-libs on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install qpdf-libs

Install qpdf-libs 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 qpdf-libs using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install qpdf-libs

How To Uninstall qpdf-libs on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the qpdf-libs package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove qpdf-libs

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Summary

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