How To Install autotrace on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install autotrace on Rocky Linux 8. autotrace is Utility for converting bitmaps to vector graphics

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install autotrace on Rocky Linux 8.

What is autotrace

AutoTrace is a program for converting bitmaps to vector graphics. Supported input formats include BMP, TGA, PNM, PPM, PNG, whereas output can be produced in Postscript, SVG, xfig, SWF, and others.

We can use yum or dnf to install autotrace on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install autotrace.

Install autotrace on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

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

sudo dnf -y install autotrace

Install autotrace on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

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

sudo yum -y install autotrace

How To Uninstall autotrace on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove autotrace

autotrace Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/bin/autotrace
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/62
/usr/lib/.build-id/62/f52b137f6591e6291affc12712443b3097424d
/usr/lib/.build-id/d6
/usr/lib/.build-id/d6/69bbd6cd484401500c921ea4da14ba5b78f818
/usr/lib/libautotrace.so.3
/usr/lib/libautotrace.so.3.0.0
/usr/share/doc/autotrace
/usr/share/doc/autotrace/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/autotrace/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/autotrace/FAQ
/usr/share/doc/autotrace/NEWS
/usr/share/doc/autotrace/README
/usr/share/doc/autotrace/THANKS
/usr/share/doc/autotrace/TODO
/usr/share/licenses/autotrace
/usr/share/licenses/autotrace/COPYING
/usr/share/licenses/autotrace/COPYING.LIB
/usr/share/man/man1/autotrace.1.gz
/usr/bin/autotrace
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/b8
/usr/lib/.build-id/b8/8ba63ed716df3a913eec8e5f80de8dd6983975
/usr/lib/.build-id/be
/usr/lib/.build-id/be/1242a3713a24f8816ea07450d7cce1362d2c00
/usr/lib64/libautotrace.so.3
/usr/lib64/libautotrace.so.3.0.0
/usr/share/doc/autotrace
/usr/share/doc/autotrace/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/autotrace/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/autotrace/FAQ
/usr/share/doc/autotrace/NEWS
/usr/share/doc/autotrace/README
/usr/share/doc/autotrace/THANKS
/usr/share/doc/autotrace/TODO
/usr/share/licenses/autotrace
/usr/share/licenses/autotrace/COPYING
/usr/share/licenses/autotrace/COPYING.LIB
/usr/share/man/man1/autotrace.1.gz

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install autotrace on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.