How To Install SDL_image on Fedora 34

SDL_image is Image loading library for SDL Image loading library for SDL

Introduction

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

What is SDL_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. SDL_image 1.2.12 26.fc34 x86_64 44 k SDL_image-1.2.12-26.fc34.src.rpm fedora Image loading library for SDL http LGPLv2+ 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 SDL_image on Fedora 34. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install SDL_image.

Install SDL_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 SDL_image using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install SDL_image

Install SDL_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 SDL_image using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install SDL_image

How To Uninstall SDL_image on Fedora 34

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

sudo dnf remove SDL_image

SDL_image Package Contents on Fedora 34

/usr/bin/showimage
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/26
/usr/lib/.build-id/26/6361a650472623546cc5865636b99bc265dd64
/usr/lib/.build-id/8a
/usr/lib/.build-id/8a/963bb549c3626aaec2fff490ae6ae12289ad06
/usr/lib/libSDL_image-1.2.so.0
/usr/lib/libSDL_image-1.2.so.0.8.4
/usr/share/doc/SDL_image
/usr/share/doc/SDL_image/CHANGES
/usr/share/doc/SDL_image/COPYING
/usr/share/doc/SDL_image/README
/usr/bin/showimage
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/9a
/usr/lib/.build-id/9a/f8bb70f8a9f19927b61c78ad4c05295c31e2cd
/usr/lib/.build-id/c8
/usr/lib/.build-id/c8/64752a074490b81968a1c47b1880cfec672077
/usr/lib64/libSDL_image-1.2.so.0
/usr/lib64/libSDL_image-1.2.so.0.8.4
/usr/share/doc/SDL_image
/usr/share/doc/SDL_image/CHANGES
/usr/share/doc/SDL_image/COPYING
/usr/share/doc/SDL_image/README

References

Summary

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