How To Install libgnomecanvas on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnomecanvas on CentOS 7. libgnomecanvas is GnomeCanvas widget

Introduction

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

What is libgnomecanvas

The canvas widget allows you to create custom displays using stock items such as circles, lines, text, and so on. It was originally a port of the Tk canvas widget but has evolved quite a bit over time. The canvas widget allows you to create custom displays using stock items such as circles, lines, text, and so on. It was originally a port of the Tk canvas widget but has evolved quite a bit over time.

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

Install libgnomecanvas on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install libgnomecanvas

Install libgnomecanvas 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 libgnomecanvas using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libgnomecanvas

How To Uninstall libgnomecanvas on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove libgnomecanvas

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Summary

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