How To Install libtiff on Fedora 34

libtiff is Library of functions for manipulating TIFF format image files Library of functions for manipulating TIFF format image files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtiff on Fedora 34.

What is libtiff

The libtiff package contains a library of functions for manipulating TIFF (Tagged Image File Format) image format files. TIFF is a widely used file format for bitmapped images. TIFF files usually end in the .tif extension and they are often quite large. The libtiff package should be installed if you need to manipulate TIFF format image files. libtiff 4.2.0 1.fc34 x86_64 194 k libtiff-4.2.0-1.fc34.src.rpm fedora Library of functions for manipulating TIFF format image files http libtiff The libtiff package contains a library of functions for manipulating TIFF (Tagged Image File Format) image format files. TIFF is a widely used file format for bitmapped images. TIFF files usually end in the .tif extension and they are often quite large. The libtiff package should be installed if you need to manipulate TIFF format image files.

We can use yum or dnf to install libtiff on Fedora 34. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libtiff.

Install libtiff on Fedora 34 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

The output should look something like this:

Fedora 34 - x86_64                               20 kB/s | 6.6 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 openh264 (From Cisco) - x86_64        1.4 kB/s | 989  B     00:00
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64                       68 kB/s | 6.5 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 - x86_64 - Updates                    3.5 kB/s | 6.2 kB     00:01
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 - Updates             17 kB/s | 5.9 kB     00:00
Metadata cache created.

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

sudo dnf -y install libtiff

Install libtiff on Fedora 34 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

The output should look something like this:

Fedora 34 - x86_64                               20 kB/s | 6.6 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 openh264 (From Cisco) - x86_64        1.4 kB/s | 989  B     00:00
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64                       68 kB/s | 6.5 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 - x86_64 - Updates                    3.5 kB/s | 6.2 kB     00:01
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 - Updates             17 kB/s | 5.9 kB     00:00
Metadata cache created.

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

sudo yum -y install libtiff

How To Uninstall libtiff on Fedora 34

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

sudo dnf remove libtiff

libtiff Package Contents on Fedora 34

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/1c
/usr/lib/.build-id/1c/af786800e70871ad9d9fe298d781d6ea445f69
/usr/lib/.build-id/a9
/usr/lib/.build-id/a9/257dfeafdfa1194e3d1802202714add7edfcd1
/usr/lib64/libtiff.so.5
/usr/lib64/libtiff.so.5.6.0
/usr/lib64/libtiffxx.so.5
/usr/lib64/libtiffxx.so.5.6.0
/usr/share/doc/libtiff
/usr/share/doc/libtiff/README.md
/usr/share/doc/libtiff/RELEASE-DATE
/usr/share/doc/libtiff/VERSION
/usr/share/licenses/libtiff
/usr/share/licenses/libtiff/COPYRIGHT
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/77
/usr/lib/.build-id/77/67a241050468b2127e9f1ea1bc07af34b3d9fa
/usr/lib/.build-id/86
/usr/lib/.build-id/86/b8a15682856ba270bd8ff924dd249a7160294d
/usr/lib/libtiff.so.5
/usr/lib/libtiff.so.5.6.0
/usr/lib/libtiffxx.so.5
/usr/lib/libtiffxx.so.5.6.0
/usr/share/doc/libtiff
/usr/share/doc/libtiff/README.md
/usr/share/doc/libtiff/RELEASE-DATE
/usr/share/doc/libtiff/VERSION
/usr/share/licenses/libtiff
/usr/share/licenses/libtiff/COPYRIGHT

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtiff on Fedora 34 using yum and dnf.