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siliconpi
Asked: 2010-10-27 02:40:50 +0800 CST

How do I install 'convert' on a linux system?

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My application needs to call 'convert' - http://linux.about.com/od/commands/l/blcmdl1_convert.htm

But its not present on my redhat system. How / what do I install?

linux redhat image convert

4 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    convert is part of the package ImageMagick; try sudo yum install ImageMagick (or other privilege escalation method as appropriate to your system).

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  2. Next time you need a command like this you can figure out what package to install by running something like yum whatprovides '*/convert'.

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  3. To install convert try package manager. Convert is part of ImageMagick package, convert is one of utilities.

    Under Debian is possible use

    sudo dpkg --install imagemagick

    or

    sudo apt-get install imagemagick

    It is about 419 MB of space.

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  4. For the installation in Fedora 27 from the terminal:

    sudo yum install ImageMagick -y
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