How To Install php-gd on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-gd on Rocky Linux 8. php-gd is A module for PHP applications for using the gd graphics library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-gd on Rocky Linux 8.

What is php-gd

The php-gd package contains a dynamic shared object that will add support for using the gd graphics library to PHP.

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

Install php-gd 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 php-gd using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install php-gd

Install php-gd 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 php-gd using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install php-gd

How To Uninstall php-gd on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the php-gd package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove php-gd

php-gd Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/etc/php.d/20-gd.ini
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/d3
/usr/lib/.build-id/d3/2a1c475a733750027f464a7c9503fc9d900ad7
/usr/lib64/php/modules/gd.so

References

Summary

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