How To Install ytnef on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install ytnef on CentOS 7. ytnef is Yerase’s TNEF Stream Reader

Introduction

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

What is ytnef

Yerase’s TNEF Stream Reader. Can take a TNEF Stream (winmail.dat) sent from Microsoft Outlook (or similar products) and extract the attachments, including construction of Contact Cards & Calendar entries.

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

Install ytnef on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install ytnef

Install ytnef 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 ytnef using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install ytnef

How To Uninstall ytnef on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove ytnef

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Summary

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