How To Install graphviz-gd on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install graphviz-gd on Rocky Linux 8. graphviz-gd is Graphviz plugin for renderers based on gd

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install graphviz-gd on Rocky Linux 8.

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.)

We can use yum or dnf to install graphviz-gd on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install graphviz-gd.

Install graphviz-gd on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

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

sudo dnf -y install graphviz-gd

Install graphviz-gd on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

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

sudo yum -y install graphviz-gd

How To Uninstall graphviz-gd on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove graphviz-gd

graphviz-gd Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/10/555f0b60a582d76468ec5d9b1c30c80b1c740c
/usr/lib64/graphviz/libgvplugin_gd.so.6
/usr/lib64/graphviz/libgvplugin_gd.so.6.0.0
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/65/4096e9bd66c36553f97d1975bd33073fbb9263
/usr/lib/graphviz/libgvplugin_gd.so.6
/usr/lib/graphviz/libgvplugin_gd.so.6.0.0

References

graphviz-gd website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install graphviz-gd on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.