How To Install netpbm on CentOS 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install netpbm on CentOS 8.
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 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install netpbm.
Install netpbm on CentOS 8 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 8 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 8
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 8 using yum and dnf.