How To Install gdk-pixbuf2-modules on CentOS 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install gdk-pixbuf2-modules on CentOS 8. gdk-pixbuf2-modules is Additional image modules for gdk-pixbuf

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gdk-pixbuf2-modules on CentOS 8.

What is gdk-pixbuf2-modules

This package contains the additional modules that are needed to load various image formats such as ICO and JPEG. This package contains the additional modules that are needed to load various image formats such as ICO and JPEG.

We can use yum or dnf to install gdk-pixbuf2-modules on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install gdk-pixbuf2-modules.

Install gdk-pixbuf2-modules on CentOS 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install gdk-pixbuf2-modules

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

sudo dnf -y install gdk-pixbuf2-modules

How To Uninstall gdk-pixbuf2-modules on CentOS 8

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

sudo dnf remove gdk-pixbuf2-modules

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gdk-pixbuf2-modules on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.