How To Install gdk-pixbuf2 on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install gdk-pixbuf2 on CentOS 7. gdk-pixbuf2 is An image loading library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gdk-pixbuf2 on CentOS 7.

What is gdk-pixbuf2

gdk-pixbuf is an image loading library that can be extended by loadable modules for new image formats. It is used by toolkits such as GTK+ or clutter. gdk-pixbuf is an image loading library that can be extended by loadable modules for new image formats. It is used by toolkits such as GTK+ or clutter.

We can use yum or dnf to install gdk-pixbuf2 on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install gdk-pixbuf2.

Install gdk-pixbuf2 on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install gdk-pixbuf2 using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install gdk-pixbuf2

Install gdk-pixbuf2 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 gdk-pixbuf2 using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install gdk-pixbuf2

How To Uninstall gdk-pixbuf2 on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the gdk-pixbuf2 package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove gdk-pixbuf2

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gdk-pixbuf2 on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.