How To Install libpng-devel on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpng-devel on CentOS 7. libpng-devel is Development tools for programs to manipulate PNG image format

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpng-devel on CentOS 7.

What is libpng-devel

The libpng-devel package contains header files and documentation necessary for developing programs using the PNG (Portable Network Graphics) library. If you want to develop programs which will manipulate PNG image format files, you should install libpng-devel. You’ll also need to install the libpng package. The libpng-devel package contains header files and documentation necessary for developing programs using the PNG (Portable Network Graphics) library. If you want to develop programs which will manipulate PNG image format files, you should install libpng-devel. You’ll also need to install the libpng package.

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

Install libpng-devel on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install libpng-devel

Install libpng-devel 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 libpng-devel using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libpng-devel

How To Uninstall libpng-devel on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the libpng-devel package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove libpng-devel

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Summary

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