How To Install jp2a on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install jp2a on CentOS 7. jp2a is Small utility that converts JPG images to ASCII (text) using

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install jp2a on CentOS 7.

What is jp2a

jp2a is a simple JPEG to ASCII converter. jp2a is very flexible. It can use ANSI colors and html in output. jp2a can also download and convert images from Internet via command line.

We can use yum or dnf to install jp2a on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install jp2a.

Install jp2a on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install jp2a using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install jp2a

Install jp2a 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 jp2a using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install jp2a

How To Uninstall jp2a on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the jp2a package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove jp2a

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install jp2a on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.