How To Install cairomm on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install cairomm on CentOS 7. cairomm is C++ API for the cairo graphics library

Introduction

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

What is cairomm

Cairomm is the C++ API for the cairo graphics library. It offers all the power of cairo with an interface familiar to C++ developers, including use of the Standard Template Library where it makes sense. Cairomm is the C++ API for the cairo graphics library. It offers all the power of cairo with an interface familiar to C++ developers, including use of the Standard Template Library where it makes sense.

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

Install cairomm on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install cairomm

Install cairomm 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 cairomm using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install cairomm

How To Uninstall cairomm on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove cairomm

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Summary

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