How To Install netpbm on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install netpbm on Rocky Linux 8. netpbm is A library for handling different graphics file formats

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install netpbm on Rocky Linux 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.

We can use yum or dnf to install netpbm on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install netpbm.

Install netpbm on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

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

sudo dnf -y install netpbm

Install netpbm on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

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

sudo yum -y install netpbm

How To Uninstall netpbm on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove netpbm

netpbm Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/5b
/usr/lib/.build-id/5b/65599a3267f7d8d86a68e925294895bb4c40f7
/usr/lib64/libnetpbm.so.11
/usr/lib64/libnetpbm.so.11.82
/usr/share/doc/netpbm
/usr/share/doc/netpbm/COPYRIGHT.PATENT
/usr/share/doc/netpbm/HISTORY
/usr/share/doc/netpbm/README
/usr/share/doc/netpbm/copyright_summary
/usr/share/licenses/netpbm
/usr/share/licenses/netpbm/GPL_LICENSE.txt
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/8b
/usr/lib/.build-id/8b/e955e84d8313ba685c579a927e48a42e95986d
/usr/lib/libnetpbm.so.11
/usr/lib/libnetpbm.so.11.82
/usr/share/doc/netpbm
/usr/share/doc/netpbm/COPYRIGHT.PATENT
/usr/share/doc/netpbm/HISTORY
/usr/share/doc/netpbm/README
/usr/share/doc/netpbm/copyright_summary
/usr/share/licenses/netpbm
/usr/share/licenses/netpbm/GPL_LICENSE.txt

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install netpbm on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.