How To Install OpenEXR_CTL on Fedora 34

OpenEXR_CTL is A simplified OpenEXR interface to CTL

Introduction

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

What is `OpenEXR_CTL`

exrdpx is an initial version of a CTL-driven file converter that translates DPX files into OpenEXR files and vice versa. The conversion between the DPX and OpenEXR color spaces is handled by CTL transforms. exr_ctl_exr is an initial version of a program that can bake the effect of a series of CTL transforms into the pixels of an OpenEXR file.

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

Install OpenEXR_CTL 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 OpenEXR_CTL using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install OpenEXR_CTL

Install OpenEXR_CTL 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 OpenEXR_CTL using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install OpenEXR_CTL

How To Uninstall OpenEXR_CTL on Fedora 34

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

sudo dnf remove OpenEXR_CTL

OpenEXR_CTL Package Contents on Fedora 34

/usr/bin/ctlrender
/usr/bin/exr_ctl_exr
/usr/bin/exrdpx
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/1e
/usr/lib/.build-id/1e/70db3382143a7765c6bb00fd8ea414210d5a6b
/usr/lib/.build-id/49
/usr/lib/.build-id/49/860aa1992a130bc213484da02e56f2aecb076a
/usr/lib/.build-id/c9
/usr/lib/.build-id/c9/0c08e4be4dcc518bfff1c8737e82def34dcf10

References

OpenEXR_CTL website

Summary

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