Install GD library and freetype on Linux

Question

I'm trying to use imagefttext. And I need to have GD library and/or freetype installed. I'm new to this kind of stuffs, How can I install GD library and freetype in Linux ?

Answer 1

Installing GD :

For CentOS / RedHat / Fedora :

sudo yum install php-gd 

For Debian/ubuntu :

sudo apt-get install php5-gd 

Installing freetype :

For CentOS / RedHat / Fedora :

sudo yum install freetype* 

For Debian/ubuntu :

sudo apt-get install freetype* 

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Don't forget to restart apache after that (if you are using apache):

CentOS / RedHat / Fedora :

sudo /etc/init.d/httpd restart 

Or

sudo service httpd restart 

Debian/ubuntu :

sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart 

Or

sudo service apache2 restart