How To Install mingw64-giflib on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install mingw64-giflib in Fedora 36. mingw64-giflib is MinGW Windows giflib library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mingw64-giflib on Fedora 36.

What is `mingw64-giflib`

MinGW Windows giflib library.

We can use yum or dnf to install mingw64-giflib on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install mingw64-giflib.

Install mingw64-giflib 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 mingw64-giflib using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install mingw64-giflib

Install mingw64-giflib 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 mingw64-giflib using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install mingw64-giflib

How To Uninstall mingw64-giflib on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the mingw64-giflib package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove mingw64-giflib

mingw64-giflib Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/share/licenses/mingw64-giflib
/usr/share/licenses/mingw64-giflib/COPYING
/usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/bin/libgif-7.dll
/usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/include/gif_lib.h
/usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/lib/libgif.dll.a

References

mingw64-giflib website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install mingw64-giflib on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).