How To Install qrencode on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install qrencode on CentOS 7. qrencode is Generate QR 2D barcodes

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install qrencode on CentOS 7.

What is qrencode

Qrencode is a utility software using libqrencode to encode string data in a QR Code and save as a PNG image.

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

Install qrencode on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install qrencode using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install qrencode

Install qrencode 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 qrencode using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install qrencode

How To Uninstall qrencode on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the qrencode package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove qrencode

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Summary

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