How To Install gtk3 on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install gtk3 on CentOS 7. gtk3 is GTK+ graphical user interface library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gtk3 on CentOS 7.

What is gtk3

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. This package contains version 3 of GTK+. 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. This package contains version 3 of GTK+.

We can use yum or dnf to install gtk3 on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install gtk3.

Install gtk3 on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install gtk3 using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install gtk3

Install gtk3 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 gtk3 using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install gtk3

How To Uninstall gtk3 on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the gtk3 package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove gtk3

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gtk3 on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.