How To Install libpgf on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpgf on Rocky Linux 8. libpgf is PGF (Progressive Graphics File) library

Introduction

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

What is libpgf

libPGF contains an implementation of the Progressive Graphics File (PGF) which is a new image file format, that is based on a discrete, fast wavelet transform with progressive coding features. PGF can be used for lossless and lossy compression.

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

Install libpgf 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 libpgf using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libpgf

Install libpgf 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 libpgf using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libpgf

How To Uninstall libpgf on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove libpgf

libpgf Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/69
/usr/lib/.build-id/69/f1800eaf656b74a4b879af2be5d804025da40b
/usr/lib64/libpgf.so.6
/usr/lib64/libpgf.so.6.0.11
/usr/share/doc/libpgf
/usr/share/doc/libpgf/README
/usr/share/licenses/libpgf
/usr/share/licenses/libpgf/COPYING

References

Summary

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