How To Install mingw32-SDL2_image on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install mingw32-SDL2_image in Fedora 36. mingw32-SDL2_image is MinGW Windows port of the Image loading library for SDL2

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mingw32-SDL2_image on Fedora 36.

What is `mingw32-SDL2_image`

Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL2) 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 SDL2 surfaces.

We can use yum or dnf to install mingw32-SDL2_image on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install mingw32-SDL2_image.

Install mingw32-SDL2_image on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install mingw32-SDL2_image using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install mingw32-SDL2_image

Install mingw32-SDL2_image on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install mingw32-SDL2_image using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install mingw32-SDL2_image

How To Uninstall mingw32-SDL2_image on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the mingw32-SDL2_image package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove mingw32-SDL2_image

mingw32-SDL2_image Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/i686-w64-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/bin/SDL2_image.dll
/usr/i686-w64-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/include/SDL2
/usr/i686-w64-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/include/SDL2/SDL_image.h
/usr/i686-w64-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/lib/libSDL2_image.dll.a
/usr/i686-w64-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/lib/pkgconfig/SDL2_image.pc
/usr/share/doc/mingw32-SDL2_image
/usr/share/doc/mingw32-SDL2_image/CHANGES.txt
/usr/share/doc/mingw32-SDL2_image/COPYING.txt
/usr/share/doc/mingw32-SDL2_image/README.txt

References

mingw32-SDL2_image website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install mingw32-SDL2_image on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).