Information about the package, pngquant, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The pngquant package is designed for, PNG quantization tool for reducing image file size.
Package Name:
pngquant
Summary:
PNG quantization tool for reducing image file size
URL:
Description:
pngquant converts 24/32-bit RGBA PNG images to 8-bit palette with alpha channel preserved. Such images are compatible with all modern web browsers and a compatibility setting is available to help transparency degrade well in Internet Explorer 6. Quantized files are often 40-70 percent smaller than their 24/32-bit version. pngquant uses the median cut algorithm.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
2.5.2
Release:
5.el6
Size:
27 k
Repository:
epel
From Repository:
Licence:
BSD with advertising
Control the pngquant package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install pngquant
This command will install pngquant on the server.
yum remove pngquant
This command will un-install pngquant on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove pngquant, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove pngquant
This command will un-install pngquant on the server. When you run this command with th e -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove pngquant when using the -y flag.
yum update pngquant
This command will update pngquant to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove pngquant, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update pngquant
This command will update pngquant to the latest version. When you run this command with the -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove pngquant when using the -y flag.
yum info pngquant
This command will show you core information about the pngquant package.
yum deplist pngquant
This command will show you the dependencies for pngquant. Thankfully, when using Yum, if dependencies are required, these are also installed at the same time so you don't have to worry too much about that.
yum check-update pngquant
This command will check if there is an update waiting on pngquant. When you run this command this will return nothing if there is nothing to update, or, will return the package name if the package is due to be updated.