How To Install jpegoptim on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install jpegoptim on CentOS 7. jpegoptim is Utility to optimize JPEG files

Introduction

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

What is jpegoptim

Jpegoptim is an utility to optimize JPEG files. Provides lossless optimization (based on optimizing the Huffman tables) and “lossy” optimization based on setting maximum quality factor.

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

Install jpegoptim on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install jpegoptim

Install jpegoptim 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 jpegoptim using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install jpegoptim

How To Uninstall jpegoptim on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove jpegoptim

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Summary

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