How To Install webp-pixbuf-loader on CentOS 8

webp-pixbuf-loader is WebP image loader for GTK+ applications

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install webp-pixbuf-loader on CentOS 8.

What is webp-pixbuf-loader

webp-pixbuf-loader contains a plugin to load WebP images in GTK+ applications

We can use yum or dnf to install webp-pixbuf-loader on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install webp-pixbuf-loader.

Install webp-pixbuf-loader 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 webp-pixbuf-loader using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install webp-pixbuf-loader

Install webp-pixbuf-loader 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 webp-pixbuf-loader using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install webp-pixbuf-loader

How To Uninstall webp-pixbuf-loader on CentOS 8

To uninstall only the webp-pixbuf-loader package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove webp-pixbuf-loader

webp-pixbuf-loader Package Contents on CentOS 8

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/e2
/usr/lib/.build-id/e2/1914a9715041a6b9f84aaa3bd35e259c6b0b0f
/usr/lib64/gdk-pixbuf-2.0/2.10.0/loaders/libpixbufloader-webp.so
/usr/share/licenses/webp-pixbuf-loader
/usr/share/licenses/webp-pixbuf-loader/LICENSE.LGPL-2
/usr/share/thumbnailers/webp-pixbuf.thumbnailer

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install webp-pixbuf-loader on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.