How To Install gimp-devel on CentOS 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install gimp-devel on CentOS 8. gimp-devel is GIMP plugin and extension development kit

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gimp-devel on CentOS 8.

What is gimp-devel

The gimp-devel package contains the static libraries and header files for writing GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP) plug-ins and extensions.

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

Install gimp-devel on CentOS 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install gimp-devel

Install gimp-devel 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 gimp-devel using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install gimp-devel

How To Uninstall gimp-devel on CentOS 8

To uninstall only the gimp-devel package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove gimp-devel

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gimp-devel on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.