How To Install babl on CentOS 8

babl is A dynamic, any to any, pixel format conversion library A dynamic, any to any, pixel format conversion library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install babl on CentOS 8.

What is `babl`

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. babl 0.1.52 1.el8 x86_64 322 k babl-0.1.52-1.el8.src.rpm appstream A dynamic, any to any, pixel format conversion library http LGPLv3+ and GPLv3+ 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 or dnf to install babl on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install babl.

Install babl 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 babl using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install babl

Install babl 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 babl using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install babl

How To Uninstall babl on CentOS 8

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

sudo dnf remove babl

babl Package Contents on CentOS 8

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/usr/lib/babl-0.1/HSL.so
/usr/lib/babl-0.1/HSV.so
/usr/lib/babl-0.1/cairo.so
/usr/lib/babl-0.1/double.so
/usr/lib/babl-0.1/fast-float.so
/usr/lib/babl-0.1/float.so
/usr/lib/babl-0.1/gegl-fixups.so
/usr/lib/babl-0.1/gggl-lies.so
/usr/lib/babl-0.1/gggl-table-lies.so
/usr/lib/babl-0.1/gggl-table.so
/usr/lib/babl-0.1/gggl.so
/usr/lib/babl-0.1/gimp-8bit.so
/usr/lib/babl-0.1/grey.so
/usr/lib/babl-0.1/half.so
/usr/lib/babl-0.1/naive-CMYK.so
/usr/lib/babl-0.1/simple.so
/usr/lib/babl-0.1/sse-half.so
/usr/lib/babl-0.1/sse2-float.so
/usr/lib/babl-0.1/sse2-int16.so
/usr/lib/babl-0.1/sse2-int8.so
/usr/lib/babl-0.1/sse4-int8.so
/usr/lib/babl-0.1/two-table.so
/usr/lib/babl-0.1/u16.so
/usr/lib/babl-0.1/u32.so
/usr/lib/babl-0.1/ycbcr.so
/usr/lib/libbabl-0.1.so.0
/usr/lib/libbabl-0.1.so.0.151.1
/usr/share/doc/babl
/usr/share/doc/babl/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/babl/COPYING
/usr/share/doc/babl/NEWS
/usr/share/doc/babl/README

References

[babl website](http://www.gegl.org/babl/ http://www.gegl.org/babl/)

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install babl on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.