How To Install pngcheck on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install pngcheck on CentOS 7. pngcheck is Verifies the integrity of PNG, JNG and MNG files

Introduction

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

What is pngcheck

pngcheck verifies the integrity of PNG, JNG and MNG files (by checking the internal 32-bit CRCs [checksums] and decompressing the image data); it can optionally dump almost all of the chunk-level information in the image in human-readable form. For example, it can be used to print the basic statistics about an image (dimensions, bit depth, etc.); to list the color and transparency info in its palette (assuming it has one); or to extract the embedded text annotations. This is a command-line program with batch capabilities. The current release supports all PNG, MNG and JNG chunks, including the newly approved sTER stereo-layout chunk. It correctly reports errors in all but two of the images in Chris Nokleberg’s brokensuite-20061204.

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

Install pngcheck on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install pngcheck

Install pngcheck 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 pngcheck using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install pngcheck

How To Uninstall pngcheck on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove pngcheck

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Summary

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