How To Install libpng-static on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpng-static on CentOS 7. libpng-static is Static PNG image format file library

Introduction

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

What is libpng-static

The libpng-static package contains the statically linkable version of libpng. Linking to static libraries is discouraged for most applications, but it is necessary for some boot packages. The libpng-static package contains the statically linkable version of libpng. Linking to static libraries is discouraged for most applications, but it is necessary for some boot packages.

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

Install libpng-static 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-static using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libpng-static

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

sudo dnf -y install libpng-static

How To Uninstall libpng-static on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove libpng-static

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Summary

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