How To Install aalib on CentOS 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install aalib on CentOS 8.
What is aalib
AA-lib is a low level gfx library just as many other libraries are. The main difference is that AA-lib does not require graphics device. In fact, there is no graphical output possible. AA-lib replaces those old-fashioned output methods with a powerful ASCII art renderer. The API is designed to be similar to other graphics libraries.
We can use yum or dnf to install aalib on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install aalib.
Install aalib on CentOS 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install aalib using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install aalib
Install aalib on CentOS 8 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 aalib using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install aalib
How To Uninstall aalib on CentOS 8
To uninstall only the aalib package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove aalib
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install aalib on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.