How To Install jpegoptim on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install jpegoptim on Rocky Linux 8. jpegoptim is Utility to optimize JPEG files

Introduction

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

What is jpegoptim

Jpegoptim is an utility to optimize JPEG files. Provides lossless optimization (based on optimizing the Huffman tables) and “lossy” optimization based on setting maximum quality factor.

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

Install jpegoptim 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 jpegoptim using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install jpegoptim

Install jpegoptim 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 jpegoptim using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install jpegoptim

How To Uninstall jpegoptim on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove jpegoptim

jpegoptim Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/bin/jpegoptim
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/47
/usr/lib/.build-id/47/4df56c59b266ea80bd7850c46f379f592de3d3
/usr/share/doc/jpegoptim
/usr/share/doc/jpegoptim/README
/usr/share/licenses/jpegoptim
/usr/share/licenses/jpegoptim/COPYING
/usr/share/licenses/jpegoptim/COPYRIGHT
/usr/share/man/man1/jpegoptim.1.gz

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Summary

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