How To Install SDL2_gfx on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install SDL2_gfx on CentOS 7. SDL2_gfx is SDL2 graphics drawing primitives and other support functions

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install SDL2_gfx on CentOS 7.

What is SDL2_gfx

Library providing graphics drawing primitives and other support functions wrapped up in an addon library for the Simple Direct Media version 2 (SDL2) cross-platform API layer.

We can use yum or dnf to install SDL2_gfx on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install SDL2_gfx.

Install SDL2_gfx on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install SDL2_gfx using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install SDL2_gfx

Install SDL2_gfx on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

After updating yum database, We can install SDL2_gfx using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install SDL2_gfx

How To Uninstall SDL2_gfx on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the SDL2_gfx package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove SDL2_gfx

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install SDL2_gfx on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.