How To Install libwpg on CentOS 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libwpg on CentOS 8.
What is libwpg
libwpg is a library for import of images in WPG (WordPerfect Graphics) format. WPG is the format used among others in Corel software, such as WordPerfect and Presentations. libwpg 0.3.2 1.el8 x86_64 75 k libwpg-0.3.2-1.el8.src.rpm appstream A library for import of WordPerfect Graphics images http LGPLv2+ or MPLv2.0 libwpg is a library for import of images in WPG (WordPerfect Graphics) format. WPG is the format used among others in Corel software, such as WordPerfect and Presentations.
We can use yum or dnf to install libwpg on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libwpg.
Install libwpg 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 libwpg using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install libwpg
Install libwpg 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 libwpg using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install libwpg
How To Uninstall libwpg on CentOS 8
To uninstall only the libwpg package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove libwpg
libwpg Package Contents on CentOS 8
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/5c
/usr/lib/.build-id/5c/4b15edae3d9d226e102f1b3dd8aae8bcdb46e2
/usr/lib64/libwpg-0.3.so.3
/usr/lib64/libwpg-0.3.so.3.0.2
/usr/share/doc/libwpg
/usr/share/doc/libwpg/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/libwpg/NEWS
/usr/share/licenses/libwpg
/usr/share/licenses/libwpg/COPYING.LGPL
/usr/share/licenses/libwpg/COPYING.MPL
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/d3
/usr/lib/.build-id/d3/8a21c610eebccdab0044aa62865ff250b8b77b
/usr/lib/libwpg-0.3.so.3
/usr/lib/libwpg-0.3.so.3.0.2
/usr/share/doc/libwpg
/usr/share/doc/libwpg/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/libwpg/NEWS
/usr/share/licenses/libwpg
/usr/share/licenses/libwpg/COPYING.LGPL
/usr/share/licenses/libwpg/COPYING.MPL
References
- [libwpg website](http://libwpg.sourceforge.net/ http://libwpg.sourceforge.net/)
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libwpg on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.