How To Install unicode-ucd on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install unicode-ucd on CentOS 7. unicode-ucd is Unicode Character Database

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install unicode-ucd on CentOS 7.

What is unicode-ucd

The Unicode Character Database (UCD) consists of a number of data files listing Unicode character properties and related data. It also includes data files containing test data for conformance to several important Unicode algorithms.

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

Install unicode-ucd on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install unicode-ucd

Install unicode-ucd 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 unicode-ucd using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install unicode-ucd

How To Uninstall unicode-ucd on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the unicode-ucd package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove unicode-ucd

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Summary

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