How To Install mingw64-libtiff on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install mingw64-libtiff in Fedora 36. mingw64-libtiff is MinGW Windows port of the LibTIFF library

Introduction

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

What is `mingw64-libtiff`

The libtiff package contains a library of functions for manipulating TIFF (Tagged Image File Format) image format files. TIFF is a widely used file format for bitmapped images. TIFF files usually end in the .tif extension and they are often quite large. The libtiff package should be installed if you need to manipulate TIFF format image files.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install mingw64-libtiff

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

sudo yum -y install mingw64-libtiff

How To Uninstall mingw64-libtiff on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove mingw64-libtiff

mingw64-libtiff Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/share/doc/mingw64-libtiff
/usr/share/doc/mingw64-libtiff/COPYRIGHT
/usr/share/doc/mingw64-libtiff/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/mingw64-libtiff/README
/usr/share/doc/mingw64-libtiff/RELEASE-DATE
/usr/share/doc/mingw64-libtiff/TODO
/usr/share/doc/mingw64-libtiff/VERSION
/usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/bin/libtiff-5.dll
/usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/bin/libtiffxx-5.dll
/usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/include/tiff.h
/usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/include/tiffconf.h
/usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/include/tiffio.h
/usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/include/tiffio.hxx
/usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/include/tiffvers.h
/usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/lib/libtiff.dll.a
/usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/lib/libtiffxx.dll.a
/usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/lib/pkgconfig/libtiff-4.pc

References

mingw64-libtiff website

Summary

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