Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install autotrace on CentOS 8.
What is autotrace
AutoTrace is a program for converting bitmaps to vector graphics. Supported input formats include BMP, TGA, PNM, PPM, PNG, whereas output can be produced in Postscript, SVG, xfig, SWF, and others. autotrace 0.31.1 52.el8 x86_64 148 k autotrace-0.31.1-52.el8.src.rpm powertools Utility for converting bitmaps to vector graphics http GPLv2+ and LGPLv2+ AutoTrace is a program for converting bitmaps to vector graphics. Supported input formats include BMP, TGA, PNM, PPM, PNG, whereas output can be produced in Postscript, SVG, xfig, SWF, and others.
We can use yum or dnf to install autotrace on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install autotrace.
Install autotrace on CentOS 8 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
The output should look something like this:
CentOS Linux 8 - AppStream 43 kB/s | 4.3 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - BaseOS 65 kB/s | 3.9 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - ContinuousRelease 43 kB/s | 3.0 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - Extras 23 kB/s | 1.5 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - FastTrack 40 kB/s | 3.0 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - HighAvailability 36 kB/s | 3.9 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - Plus 24 kB/s | 1.5 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - PowerTools 50 kB/s | 4.3 kB 00:00
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux Modular 8 - x86_64 13 kB/s | 9.2 kB 00:00
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86_64 24 kB/s | 8.5 kB 00:00
Metadata cache created.
After updating yum database, We can install autotrace using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install autotrace
Install autotrace on CentOS 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
The output should look something like this:
CentOS Linux 8 - AppStream 43 kB/s | 4.3 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - BaseOS 65 kB/s | 3.9 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - ContinuousRelease 43 kB/s | 3.0 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - Extras 23 kB/s | 1.5 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - FastTrack 40 kB/s | 3.0 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - HighAvailability 36 kB/s | 3.9 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - Plus 24 kB/s | 1.5 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - PowerTools 50 kB/s | 4.3 kB 00:00
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux Modular 8 - x86_64 13 kB/s | 9.2 kB 00:00
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86_64 24 kB/s | 8.5 kB 00:00
Metadata cache created.
After updating yum database, We can install autotrace using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install autotrace
How To Uninstall autotrace on CentOS 8
To uninstall only the autotrace package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove autotrace
autotrace Package Contents on CentOS 8
/usr/bin/autotrace
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/15
/usr/lib/.build-id/15/017ec4aaf488acb4dc1a45bfadadf70a8d03e7
/usr/lib/.build-id/43
/usr/lib/.build-id/43/877c9cc86bfd1673ce3680df5755eedf078499
/usr/lib/libautotrace.so.3
/usr/lib/libautotrace.so.3.0.0
/usr/share/doc/autotrace
/usr/share/doc/autotrace/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/autotrace/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/autotrace/FAQ
/usr/share/doc/autotrace/NEWS
/usr/share/doc/autotrace/README
/usr/share/doc/autotrace/THANKS
/usr/share/doc/autotrace/TODO
/usr/share/licenses/autotrace
/usr/share/licenses/autotrace/COPYING
/usr/share/licenses/autotrace/COPYING.LIB
/usr/share/man/man1/autotrace.1.gz
/usr/bin/autotrace
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/b0
/usr/lib/.build-id/b0/9b1ac00da3e6b383f63e42346a4c94daba3422
/usr/lib/.build-id/d1
/usr/lib/.build-id/d1/7e2ba2786d74e6a4cfa15462c44ad4a857acc2
/usr/lib64/libautotrace.so.3
/usr/lib64/libautotrace.so.3.0.0
/usr/share/doc/autotrace
/usr/share/doc/autotrace/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/autotrace/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/autotrace/FAQ
/usr/share/doc/autotrace/NEWS
/usr/share/doc/autotrace/README
/usr/share/doc/autotrace/THANKS
/usr/share/doc/autotrace/TODO
/usr/share/licenses/autotrace
/usr/share/licenses/autotrace/COPYING
/usr/share/licenses/autotrace/COPYING.LIB
/usr/share/man/man1/autotrace.1.gz
References
- [autotrace website](http://autotrace.sourceforge.net/
http://autotrace.sourceforge.net/)
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install autotrace on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.
