How To Install gtk-sharp2 on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install gtk-sharp2 on CentOS 7. gtk-sharp2 is GTK+ and GNOME bindings for Mono

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gtk-sharp2 on CentOS 7.

What is gtk-sharp2

This package provides a library that allows you to build fully native graphical GNOME applications using Mono. Gtk# is a binding to GTK+, the cross platform user interface toolkit used in GNOME. It includes bindings for Gtk, Atk, Pango, Gdk.

We can use yum or dnf to install gtk-sharp2 on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install gtk-sharp2.

Install gtk-sharp2 on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install gtk-sharp2 using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install gtk-sharp2

Install gtk-sharp2 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 gtk-sharp2 using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install gtk-sharp2

How To Uninstall gtk-sharp2 on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the gtk-sharp2 package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove gtk-sharp2

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gtk-sharp2 on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.