How To Install piglit on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install piglit on CentOS 7. piglit is Collection of automated tests for OpenGL implementations

Introduction

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

What is piglit

Piglit is a collection of automated tests for OpenGL implementations. The goal of Piglit is to help improve the quality of open source OpenGL drivers by providing developers with a simple means to perform regression tests.

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

Install piglit on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install piglit

Install piglit 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 piglit using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install piglit

How To Uninstall piglit on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove piglit

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Summary

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