How To Install giflib on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install giflib on CentOS 7.
What is giflib
The giflib package contains a shared library of functions for loading and saving GIF format image files. It is API and ABI compatible with libungif, the library which supported uncompressed GIFs while the Unisys LZW patent was in effect. The giflib package contains a shared library of functions for loading and saving GIF format image files. It is API and ABI compatible with libungif, the library which supported uncompressed GIFs while the Unisys LZW patent was in effect.
We can use yum or dnf to install giflib on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install giflib.
Install giflib on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install giflib using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install giflib
Install giflib 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 giflib using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install giflib
How To Uninstall giflib on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the giflib package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove giflib
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install giflib on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.