How To Install SDL2_image on Fedora 34

SDL2_image is Image loading library for SDL Image loading library for SDL

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install SDL2_image on Fedora 34.

What is SDL2_image

Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL) is a cross-platform multimedia library designed to provide fast access to the graphics frame buffer and audio device. This package contains a simple library for loading images of various formats (BMP, PPM, PCX, GIF, JPEG, PNG) as SDL surfaces. SDL2_image 2.0.5 6.fc34 x86_64 83 k SDL2_image-2.0.5-6.fc34.src.rpm fedora Image loading library for SDL http LGPLv2+ and zlib Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL) is a cross-platform multimedia library designed to provide fast access to the graphics frame buffer and audio device. This package contains a simple library for loading images of various formats (BMP, PPM, PCX, GIF, JPEG, PNG) as SDL surfaces.

We can use yum or dnf to install SDL2_image on Fedora 34. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install SDL2_image.

Install SDL2_image 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 SDL2_image using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install SDL2_image

Install SDL2_image 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 SDL2_image using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install SDL2_image

How To Uninstall SDL2_image on Fedora 34

To uninstall only the SDL2_image package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove SDL2_image

SDL2_image Package Contents on Fedora 34

/usr/bin/showimage2
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/1d
/usr/lib/.build-id/1d/e90c87c8f9cc03c42b4a64a798329a51a45e04
/usr/lib/.build-id/8b
/usr/lib/.build-id/8b/40738d75e5ce69c32a3d060282f0ee608dd614
/usr/lib/libSDL2_image-2.0.so.0
/usr/lib/libSDL2_image-2.0.so.0.2.3
/usr/share/doc/SDL2_image
/usr/share/doc/SDL2_image/CHANGES.txt
/usr/share/licenses/SDL2_image
/usr/share/licenses/SDL2_image/COPYING.txt
/usr/bin/showimage2
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/7b
/usr/lib/.build-id/7b/1a6a87b0c2b345df621a4dca3ceee249a57131
/usr/lib/.build-id/9c
/usr/lib/.build-id/9c/169adea8cbc52337b89b6377b8d8e76db52100
/usr/lib64/libSDL2_image-2.0.so.0
/usr/lib64/libSDL2_image-2.0.so.0.2.3
/usr/share/doc/SDL2_image
/usr/share/doc/SDL2_image/CHANGES.txt
/usr/share/licenses/SDL2_image
/usr/share/licenses/SDL2_image/COPYING.txt

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install SDL2_image on Fedora 34 using yum and dnf.