How To Install autotrace on CentOS 8

autotrace is Utility for converting bitmaps to vector graphics Utility for converting bitmaps to vector graphics

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install autotrace on CentOS 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. autotrace 0.31.1 52.el8 x86_64 148 k autotrace-0.31.1-52.el8.src.rpm powertools Utility for converting bitmaps to vector graphics http GPLv2+ and LGPLv2+ 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 CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install autotrace.

Install autotrace on CentOS 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

The output should look something like this:

CentOS Linux 8 - AppStream                                       43 kB/s | 4.3 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - BaseOS                                          65 kB/s | 3.9 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - ContinuousRelease                               43 kB/s | 3.0 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - Extras                                          23 kB/s | 1.5 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - FastTrack                                       40 kB/s | 3.0 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - HighAvailability                                36 kB/s | 3.9 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - Plus                                            24 kB/s | 1.5 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - PowerTools                                      50 kB/s | 4.3 kB     00:00    
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux Modular 8 - x86_64           13 kB/s | 9.2 kB     00:00    
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86_64                   24 kB/s | 8.5 kB     00:00    
Metadata cache created.

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

sudo dnf -y install autotrace

Install autotrace on CentOS 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

The output should look something like this:

CentOS Linux 8 - AppStream                                       43 kB/s | 4.3 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - BaseOS                                          65 kB/s | 3.9 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - ContinuousRelease                               43 kB/s | 3.0 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - Extras                                          23 kB/s | 1.5 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - FastTrack                                       40 kB/s | 3.0 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - HighAvailability                                36 kB/s | 3.9 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - Plus                                            24 kB/s | 1.5 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - PowerTools                                      50 kB/s | 4.3 kB     00:00    
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux Modular 8 - x86_64           13 kB/s | 9.2 kB     00:00    
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86_64                   24 kB/s | 8.5 kB     00:00    
Metadata cache created.

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 CentOS 8

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

sudo dnf remove autotrace

autotrace Package Contents on CentOS 8

/usr/bin/autotrace
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/15
/usr/lib/.build-id/15/017ec4aaf488acb4dc1a45bfadadf70a8d03e7
/usr/lib/.build-id/43
/usr/lib/.build-id/43/877c9cc86bfd1673ce3680df5755eedf078499
/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/b0
/usr/lib/.build-id/b0/9b1ac00da3e6b383f63e42346a4c94daba3422
/usr/lib/.build-id/d1
/usr/lib/.build-id/d1/7e2ba2786d74e6a4cfa15462c44ad4a857acc2
/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 CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.