How To Install webkitgtk3 on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install webkitgtk3 on CentOS 7. webkitgtk3 is GTK+ Web content engine library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install webkitgtk3 on CentOS 7.

What is webkitgtk3

WebKitGTK+ is the port of the portable web rendering engine WebKit to the GTK+ platform. This package contains WebKitGTK+ for GTK+ 3. WebKitGTK+ is the port of the portable web rendering engine WebKit to the GTK+ platform. This package contains WebKitGTK+ for GTK+ 3.

We can use yum or dnf to install webkitgtk3 on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install webkitgtk3.

Install webkitgtk3 on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install webkitgtk3 using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install webkitgtk3

Install webkitgtk3 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 webkitgtk3 using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install webkitgtk3

How To Uninstall webkitgtk3 on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the webkitgtk3 package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove webkitgtk3

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install webkitgtk3 on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.