How To Install kf5-kimageformats on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install kf5-kimageformats on CentOS 7. kf5-kimageformats is KDE Frameworks 5 Tier 1 addon with additional image plugins for

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install kf5-kimageformats on CentOS 7.

What is kf5-kimageformats

This framework provides additional image format plugins for QtGui. As such it is not required for the compilation of any other software, but may be a runtime requirement for Qt-based software to support certain image formats.

We can use yum or dnf to install kf5-kimageformats on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install kf5-kimageformats.

Install kf5-kimageformats on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install kf5-kimageformats using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install kf5-kimageformats

Install kf5-kimageformats 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 kf5-kimageformats using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install kf5-kimageformats

How To Uninstall kf5-kimageformats on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the kf5-kimageformats package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove kf5-kimageformats

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install kf5-kimageformats on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.