How To Install php-pecl-cairo on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-pecl-cairo on CentOS 7.
What is php-pecl-cairo
PECL cairo is the official Cairo Graphics Library binding. It provides an object oriented and procedural interface for the cairo library. Support is currently provided for 1.4 to 1.8 versions of the library (1.10 is partially supported).
We can use yum or dnf to install php-pecl-cairo on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install php-pecl-cairo.
Install php-pecl-cairo on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install php-pecl-cairo using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install php-pecl-cairo
Install php-pecl-cairo 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 php-pecl-cairo using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install php-pecl-cairo
How To Uninstall php-pecl-cairo on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the php-pecl-cairo package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove php-pecl-cairo
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-pecl-cairo on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.