How To Install tinyxml2 on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install tinyxml2 on CentOS 7. tinyxml2 is Simple, small and efficient C++ XML parser

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install tinyxml2 on CentOS 7.

What is tinyxml2

TinyXML-2 is a simple, small, efficient, C++ XML parser that can be easily integrated into other programs. It uses a Document Object Model (DOM), meaning the XML data is parsed into a C++ objects that can be browsed and manipulated, and then written to disk or another output stream. TinyXML-2 doesn’t parse or use DTDs (Document Type Definitions) nor XSLs (eXtensible Stylesheet Language). TinyXML-2 uses a similar API to TinyXML-1, But the implementation of the parser was completely re-written to make it more appropriate for use in a game. It uses less memory, is faster, and uses far fewer memory allocations.

We can use yum or dnf to install tinyxml2 on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install tinyxml2.

Install tinyxml2 on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install tinyxml2 using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install tinyxml2

Install tinyxml2 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 tinyxml2 using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install tinyxml2

How To Uninstall tinyxml2 on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the tinyxml2 package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove tinyxml2

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install tinyxml2 on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.