How To Install fltk on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install fltk on CentOS 7. fltk is C++ user interface toolkit

Introduction

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

What is fltk

FLTK (pronounced “fulltick”) is a cross-platform C++ GUI toolkit. It provides modern GUI functionality without the bloat, and supports 3D graphics via OpenGL and its built-in GLUT emulation. FLTK (pronounced “fulltick”) is a cross-platform C++ GUI toolkit. It provides modern GUI functionality without the bloat, and supports 3D graphics via OpenGL and its built-in GLUT emulation.

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

Install fltk on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install fltk

Install fltk 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 fltk using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install fltk

How To Uninstall fltk on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove fltk

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Summary

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