How to Install and Uninstall libpng12.x86_64 Package on CentOS 8 / RHEL 8

Last updated: April 27,2024

1. Install "libpng12.x86_64" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install libpng12.x86_64 on CentOS 8 / RHEL 8

$ sudo dnf update $ sudo dnf install libpng12.x86_64

2. Uninstall "libpng12.x86_64" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall libpng12.x86_64 on CentOS 8 / RHEL 8:

$ sudo dnf remove libpng12.x86_64 $ sudo dnf autoremove

3. Information about the libpng12.x86_64 package on CentOS 8 / RHEL 8

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Available Packages
Name : libpng12
Version : 1.2.57
Release : 5.el8
Architecture : x86_64
Size : 160 k
Source : libpng12-1.2.57-5.el8.src.rpm
Repository : appstream
Summary : Old version of libpng, needed to run old binaries
URL : http://www.libpng.org/pub/png/
License : zlib
Description : The libpng12 package provides libpng 1.2, an older version of the libpng
: library for manipulating PNG (Portable Network Graphics) image format files.
: This version should be used only if you are unable to use the current
: version of libpng.