How To Install libpng on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpng on AlmaLinux 8.
What is libpng
The libpng package contains a library of functions for creating and manipulating PNG (Portable Network Graphics) image format files. PNG is a bit-mapped graphics format similar to the GIF format. PNG was created to replace the GIF format, since GIF uses a patented data compression algorithm. Libpng should be installed if you need to manipulate PNG format image files.
We can use yum or dnf to install libpng on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libpng.
Install libpng 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 libpng using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install libpng
Install libpng 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 libpng using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install libpng
How To Uninstall libpng on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the libpng package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove libpng
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpng on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.