How To Install libjpeg-turbo on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjpeg-turbo in AlmaLinux 8. libjpeg-turbo is A MMX/SSE2/SIMD accelerated library for manipulating JPEG image files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjpeg-turbo on AlmaLinux 8.

What is libjpeg-turbo

The libjpeg-turbo package contains a library of functions for manipulating JPEG images.

We can use yum or dnf to install libjpeg-turbo on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libjpeg-turbo.

Install libjpeg-turbo on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install libjpeg-turbo using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libjpeg-turbo

Install libjpeg-turbo on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

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

sudo yum -y install libjpeg-turbo

How To Uninstall libjpeg-turbo on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the libjpeg-turbo package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove libjpeg-turbo

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjpeg-turbo on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.