How To Install gtk2 on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gtk2 on CentOS 7.
What is gtk2
GTK+ is a multi-platform toolkit for creating graphical user interfaces. Offering a complete set of widgets, GTK+ is suitable for projects ranging from small one-off tools to complete application suites. GTK+ is a multi-platform toolkit for creating graphical user interfaces. Offering a complete set of widgets, GTK+ is suitable for projects ranging from small one-off tools to complete application suites.
We can use yum or dnf to install gtk2 on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install gtk2.
Install gtk2 on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install gtk2 using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install gtk2
Install gtk2 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 gtk2 using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install gtk2
How To Uninstall gtk2 on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the gtk2 package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove gtk2
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gtk2 on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.