How to install the libgdiplus library Leave feedback

If you process images (or documents that contain images) with GroupDocs.Metadata for Python via .NET on Linux or macOS and hit errors related to System.Drawing or GDI+, you are likely missing the libgdiplus library. This library provides the GDI+-compatible API that .NET’s System.Drawing relies on.

This guide walks you through installing libgdiplus on various operating systems.

Update the package list and install libgdiplus:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y libgdiplus

Create a symlink if required for compatibility:

sudo ln -s /usr/lib/libgdiplus.so /usr/lib/libgdiplus.so.0

Enable the EPEL repository and install libgdiplus:

sudo yum install epel-release
sudo yum install -y libgdiplus

Install libgdiplus via Homebrew:

brew install mono-libgdiplus

On Windows you usually do not need libgdiplus, as GDI+ functionality is built into the operating system.

After installing, verify it is found:

ldconfig -p | grep libgdiplus

• “Cannot find libgdiplus.so” — ensure the symbolic link exists; re-run the ln -s command above.
• “System.Drawing.Common is not supported” persists — make sure your .NET runtime is up to date and that fonts are installed (sudo apt install ttf-mscorefonts-installer fontconfig && sudo fc-cache -f).