How To Install pfstools on Fedora 34

pfstools is Programs for handling high-dynamic range images

Introduction

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

What is pfstools

pfstools is a set of command line programs for reading, writing, manipulating and viewing high-dynamic range (HDR) images and video frames. All programs in the package exchange data using unix pipes and a simple generic HDR image format (pfs). The concept of the pfstools is similar to netpbm package for low-dynamic range images.

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

Install pfstools 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 pfstools using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install pfstools

Install pfstools 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 pfstools using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install pfstools

How To Uninstall pfstools on Fedora 34

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

sudo dnf remove pfstools

pfstools Package Contents on Fedora 34

/usr/bin/pfsabsolute
/usr/bin/pfscat
/usr/bin/pfsclamp
/usr/bin/pfscolortransform
/usr/bin/pfscut
/usr/bin/pfsdisplayfunction
/usr/bin/pfsextractchannels
/usr/bin/pfsflip
/usr/bin/pfsgamma
/usr/bin/pfsin
/usr/bin/pfsindcraw
/usr/bin/pfsinpfm
/usr/bin/pfsinppm
/usr/bin/pfsinrgbe
/usr/bin/pfsintiff
/usr/bin/pfsinyuv
/usr/bin/pfsout
/usr/bin/pfsouthdrhtml
/usr/bin/pfsoutpfm
/usr/bin/pfsoutppm
/usr/bin/pfsoutrgbe
/usr/bin/pfsouttiff
/usr/bin/pfsoutyuv
/usr/bin/pfspad
/usr/bin/pfspanoramic
/usr/bin/pfsretime
/usr/bin/pfsrotate
/usr/bin/pfssize
/usr/bin/pfstag
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/12
/usr/lib/.build-id/12/4a079f65f3e326273444b33828b26d105b17bd
/usr/lib/.build-id/1b
/usr/lib/.build-id/1b/84009a68e262d658ed10060fe520b762220efd
/usr/lib/.build-id/1e
/usr/lib/.build-id/1e/ab7bd418f12afc319d201bb83f04c3672ddcb7
/usr/lib/.build-id/23
/usr/lib/.build-id/23/eea523edf301ff2bd0a5df55f83c9af5c5a780
/usr/lib/.build-id/28
/usr/lib/.build-id/28/f8056361031a3b0648920b2dffe5a1d0118243
/usr/lib/.build-id/50
/usr/lib/.build-id/50/1692a1c4a8a0f725a0dde9ebf5f578c0724764
/usr/lib/.build-id/55
/usr/lib/.build-id/55/fc2644d9b15969682a007a549beba4d2e45024
/usr/lib/.build-id/61
/usr/lib/.build-id/61/68670725c3eb4e64a4dbe30b4da64deac94edf
/usr/lib/.build-id/61/ad4b4073100f9687ff06e4008c37a5b0f90fa4
/usr/lib/.build-id/64
/usr/lib/.build-id/64/b2130fd4498449ff6ca50307be96529c97df0d
/usr/lib/.build-id/6d
/usr/lib/.build-id/6d/7aafa2f9f8fcd2e8253f8eef44b844c70bd5aa
/usr/lib/.build-id/6e
/usr/lib/.build-id/6e/dd9cd5d80fd206e4ee38bbe3a000d81996ed56
/usr/lib/.build-id/77
/usr/lib/.build-id/77/1b8a94da716cd28b72017db3503df8b085edd2
/usr/lib/.build-id/7a
/usr/lib/.build-id/7a/7821785f89a82f1ebe4dbcef7214f0a2ac8c5d
/usr/lib/.build-id/9f
/usr/lib/.build-id/9f/3620069fcc4be738c8a9b6f28db396d5b70ae0
/usr/lib/.build-id/a8
/usr/lib/.build-id/a8/0cc329af0ae6ab18db5aa2261a786d7bf70b33
/usr/lib/.build-id/a8/300b188a86d3080d1d8a794c909355a254ffcc
/usr/lib/.build-id/b1
/usr/lib/.build-id/b1/90cfc2e2129d2434d01d22d82e0f74bdc52607
/usr/lib/.build-id/b4
/usr/lib/.build-id/b4/b058b838487b88cbfa876cceeca35e0e5a80f3
/usr/lib/.build-id/b6
/usr/lib/.build-id/b6/ab0e33199a3e0b0f993ccea0423cab6e83b15e
/usr/lib/.build-id/b7
/usr/lib/.build-id/b7/dfe42386ec6563a9fd3e857c97633e3e8e2a6a
/usr/lib/.build-id/cb
/usr/lib/.build-id/cb/a454711d9e1eb841f585c49128194de4d56dac
/usr/lib/.build-id/de
/usr/lib/.build-id/de/1aaddcf84eb5b22aaccf162e48d5dce0f7462f
/usr/lib/.build-id/e4
/usr/lib/.build-id/e4/c364d60ce1844dff8bc2406623ad39d36406b5
/usr/lib/.build-id/ec
/usr/lib/.build-id/ec/c806c9da122a92dcbb41778a0c7aaa4d27bcfd
/usr/lib/.build-id/f9
/usr/lib/.build-id/f9/3ae51a99a83e9ef8f18724ee9531e6f8e5bb93
/usr/share/doc/pfstools
/usr/share/doc/pfstools/README
/usr/share/man/man1/pfsabsolute.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/pfscat.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/pfsclamp.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/pfscolortransform.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/pfscut.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/pfsdisplayfunction.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/pfsextractchannels.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/pfsflip.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/pfsgamma.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/pfsin.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/pfsindcraw.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/pfsinpfm.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/pfsinppm.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/pfsinrgbe.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/pfsintiff.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/pfsinyuv.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/pfsout.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/pfsouthdrhtml.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/pfsoutpfm.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/pfsoutppm.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/pfsoutrgbe.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/pfsouttiff.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/pfsoutyuv.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/pfspad.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/pfspanoramic.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/pfsretime.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/pfsrotate.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/pfssize.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/pfstag.1.gz
/usr/share/pfstools/hdrhtml_c_b2.csv
/usr/share/pfstools/hdrhtml_c_b3.csv
/usr/share/pfstools/hdrhtml_c_b4.csv
/usr/share/pfstools/hdrhtml_c_b5.csv
/usr/share/pfstools/hdrhtml_default_templ
/usr/share/pfstools/hdrhtml_default_templ/hdrhtml_image_templ.html
/usr/share/pfstools/hdrhtml_default_templ/hdrhtml_page_templ.html
/usr/share/pfstools/hdrhtml_hdrlabs_templ
/usr/share/pfstools/hdrhtml_hdrlabs_templ/hdrhtml_assets
/usr/share/pfstools/hdrhtml_hdrlabs_templ/hdrhtml_assets/hdr_viewer.css
/usr/share/pfstools/hdrhtml_hdrlabs_templ/hdrhtml_assets/hdr_viewer.js
/usr/share/pfstools/hdrhtml_hdrlabs_templ/hdrhtml_assets/information-red.png
/usr/share/pfstools/hdrhtml_hdrlabs_templ/hdrhtml_assets/information.png
/usr/share/pfstools/hdrhtml_hdrlabs_templ/hdrhtml_assets/loading-spinner.gif
/usr/share/pfstools/hdrhtml_hdrlabs_templ/hdrhtml_assets/mootools-1.2.4.js
/usr/share/pfstools/hdrhtml_hdrlabs_templ/hdrhtml_assets/mouse2touch.js
/usr/share/pfstools/hdrhtml_hdrlabs_templ/hdrhtml_assets/slider-black.png
/usr/share/pfstools/hdrhtml_hdrlabs_templ/hdrhtml_assets/slider-red.png
/usr/share/pfstools/hdrhtml_hdrlabs_templ/hdrhtml_assets/slider-white.png
/usr/share/pfstools/hdrhtml_hdrlabs_templ/hdrhtml_image_templ.html
/usr/share/pfstools/hdrhtml_hdrlabs_templ/hdrhtml_image_templ_slider-above.html
/usr/share/pfstools/hdrhtml_hdrlabs_templ/hdrhtml_page_templ.html
/usr/share/pfstools/hdrhtml_hdrlabs_templ/hdrhtml_page_templ_short.html
/usr/share/pfstools/hdrhtml_t_b2.csv
/usr/share/pfstools/hdrhtml_t_b3.csv
/usr/share/pfstools/hdrhtml_t_b4.csv
/usr/share/pfstools/hdrhtml_t_b5.csv

References

Summary

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