How To Install graphviz-gd on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install graphviz-gd on CentOS 7. graphviz-gd is Graphviz plugin for renderers based on gd

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install graphviz-gd on CentOS 7.

What is graphviz-gd

Graphviz plugin for renderers based on gd. (Unless you absolutely have to use GIF, you are recommended to use the PNG format instead because of the better quality anti-aliased lines provided by the cairo+pango based renderer.) Graphviz plugin for renderers based on gd. (Unless you absolutely have to use GIF, you are recommended to use the PNG format instead because of the better quality anti-aliased lines provided by the cairo+pango based renderer.)

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

Install graphviz-gd on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install graphviz-gd

Install graphviz-gd 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 graphviz-gd using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install graphviz-gd

How To Uninstall graphviz-gd on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the graphviz-gd package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove graphviz-gd

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Summary

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