How To Install shapelib-tools on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install shapelib-tools on CentOS 7. shapelib-tools is shapelib utility programs

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install shapelib-tools on CentOS 7.

What is shapelib-tools

This package contains various utility programs distributed with shapelib.

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

Install shapelib-tools on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install shapelib-tools

Install shapelib-tools 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 shapelib-tools using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install shapelib-tools

How To Uninstall shapelib-tools on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the shapelib-tools package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove shapelib-tools

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Summary

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