How To Install xapian-core-libs on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install xapian-core-libs on CentOS 7. xapian-core-libs is Xapian search engine libraries

Introduction

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

What is xapian-core-libs

Xapian is an Open Source Probabilistic Information Retrieval framework. It offers a highly adaptable toolkit that allows developers to easily add advanced indexing and search facilities to applications. This package provides the libraries for applications using Xapian functionality

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

Install xapian-core-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 xapian-core-libs using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install xapian-core-libs

Install xapian-core-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 xapian-core-libs using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install xapian-core-libs

How To Uninstall xapian-core-libs on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove xapian-core-libs

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Summary

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