How To Install netpbm on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install netpbm on CentOS 7. netpbm is A library for handling different graphics file formats

Introduction

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

What is netpbm

The netpbm package contains a library of functions which support programs for handling various graphics file formats, including .pbm (portable bitmaps), .pgm (portable graymaps), .pnm (portable anymaps), .ppm (portable pixmaps) and others. The netpbm package contains a library of functions which support programs for handling various graphics file formats, including .pbm (portable bitmaps), .pgm (portable graymaps), .pnm (portable anymaps), .ppm (portable pixmaps) and others.

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

Install netpbm on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install netpbm

Install netpbm 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 netpbm using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install netpbm

How To Uninstall netpbm on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove netpbm

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Summary

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