How To Install babl.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2

In this tutorial we learn how to install babl.x86_64 in Amazon Linux 2. babl.x86_64 is A dynamic, any to any, pixel format conversion library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install babl.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2.

What is `babl.x86_64`

Babl is a dynamic, any to any, pixel format conversion library. It provides conversions between the myriad of buffer types images can be stored in. Babl doesn’t only help with existing pixel formats, but also facilitates creation of new and uncommon ones.

We can use yum to install babl.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install babl.x86_64.

Install babl.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install babl.x86_64 using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install babl.x86_64

How To Uninstall babl.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2

To uninstall only the babl.x86_64 package we can use the following command:

sudo yum remove babl.x86_64

babl.x86_64 Package Contents on Amazon Linux 2

/usr/lib64/babl-0.1
/usr/lib64/babl-0.1/CIE.so
/usr/lib64/babl-0.1/cairo.so
/usr/lib64/babl-0.1/fast-float.so
/usr/lib64/babl-0.1/float.so
/usr/lib64/babl-0.1/gegl-fixups.so
/usr/lib64/babl-0.1/gggl-lies.so
/usr/lib64/babl-0.1/gggl.so
/usr/lib64/babl-0.1/gimp-8bit.so
/usr/lib64/babl-0.1/naive-CMYK.so
/usr/lib64/babl-0.1/sse-fixups.so
/usr/lib64/libbabl-0.1.so.0
/usr/lib64/libbabl-0.1.so.0.109.1
/usr/share/doc/babl-0.1.10
/usr/share/doc/babl-0.1.10/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/babl-0.1.10/COPYING
/usr/share/doc/babl-0.1.10/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/babl-0.1.10/NEWS
/usr/share/doc/babl-0.1.10/README

References

babl.x86_64 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install babl.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2 using yum.