How To Install SDL2_image on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install SDL2_image on CentOS 7.
What is SDL2_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.
We can use yum or dnf to install SDL2_image on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install SDL2_image.
Install SDL2_image 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_image using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install SDL2_image
Install SDL2_image 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_image using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install SDL2_image
How To Uninstall SDL2_image on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the SDL2_image package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove SDL2_image
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install SDL2_image on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
