How To Install libXrender on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install libXrender on CentOS 7. libXrender is X.Org X11 libXrender runtime library

Introduction

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

What is libXrender

X.Org X11 libXrender runtime library X.Org X11 libXrender runtime library

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

Install libXrender on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install libXrender

Install libXrender 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 libXrender using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libXrender

How To Uninstall libXrender on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove libXrender

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Summary

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