How To Install gimp-devel-tools on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install gimp-devel-tools on CentOS 7. gimp-devel-tools is GIMP plugin and extension development tools

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gimp-devel-tools on CentOS 7.

What is gimp-devel-tools

The gimp-devel-tools package contains gimptool, a helper program to build GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP) plug-ins and extensions.

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

Install gimp-devel-tools on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install gimp-devel-tools

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

sudo dnf -y install gimp-devel-tools

How To Uninstall gimp-devel-tools on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove gimp-devel-tools

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gimp-devel-tools on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.