How To Install cairo on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install cairo on AlmaLinux 8.
What is cairo
Cairo is a 2D graphics library designed to provide high-quality display and print output. Currently supported output targets include the X Window System, in-memory image buffers, and image files (PDF, PostScript, and SVG). Cairo is designed to produce consistent output on all output media while taking advantage of display hardware acceleration when available.
We can use yum or dnf to install cairo on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install cairo.
Install cairo on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install cairo using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install cairo
Install cairo on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install cairo using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install cairo
How To Uninstall cairo on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the cairo package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove cairo
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install cairo on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.