How To Install inkscape on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install inkscape
on CentOS 7.
What is inkscape
Inkscape is a vector graphics editor, with capabilities similar to Illustrator, CorelDraw, or Xara X, using the W3C standard Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) file format. It is therefore a very useful tool for web designers and as an interchange format for desktop publishing. Inkscape supports many advanced SVG features (markers, clones, alpha blending, etc.) and great care is taken in designing a streamlined interface. It is very easy to edit nodes, perform complex path operations, trace bitmaps and much more.
We can use yum
or dnf
to install inkscape
on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install inkscape.
Install inkscape on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum
using the following command.
After updating yum database, We can install inkscape
using yum
by running the following command:
Install inkscape 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.
After updating yum database, We can install inkscape
using dnf
by running the following command:
How To Uninstall inkscape on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the inkscape
package we can use the following command:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install inkscape
on CentOS 7 using yum
and dnf
.