How to Install and Uninstall lzop.x86_64 Package on CentOS 7 / RHEL 7

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "lzop.x86_64" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install lzop.x86_64 on CentOS 7 / RHEL 7


    
        
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                sudo yum install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "lzop.x86_64" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall lzop.x86_64 on CentOS 7 / RHEL 7:


    
        
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                sudo yum autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the lzop.x86_64 package on CentOS 7 / RHEL 7

Installed Packages
Name : lzop
Arch : x86_64
Version : 1.03
Release : 10.el7
Size : 99 k
Repo : installed
From repo : base
Summary : Real-time file compressor
URL : http://www.lzop.org/
License : GPLv2+
Description : lzop is a compression utility which is designed to be a companion
: to gzip. It is based on the LZO data compression library and its
: main advantages over gzip are much higher compression and
: decompression speed at the cost of some compression ratio. The
: lzop compression utility was designed with the goals of
: reliability, speed, portability and with reasonable drop-in
: compatibility to gzip.