How To Install freeglut-devel on CentOS 8

freeglut-devel is Freeglut developmental libraries and header files Freeglut developmental libraries and header files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install freeglut-devel on CentOS 8.

What is `freeglut-devel`

Developmental libraries and header files required for developing or compiling software which links to the freeglut library, which is an open source alternative to the popular GLUT library, with an OSI approved free software license. freeglut-devel 3.0.0 8.el8 x86_64 121 k freeglut-3.0.0-8.el8.src.rpm appstream Freeglut developmental libraries and header files http MIT Developmental libraries and header files required for developing or compiling software which links to the freeglut library, which is an open source alternative to the popular GLUT library, with an OSI approved free software license.

We can use yum or dnf to install freeglut-devel on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install freeglut-devel.

Install freeglut-devel 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 freeglut-devel using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install freeglut-devel

Install freeglut-devel 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 freeglut-devel using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install freeglut-devel

How To Uninstall freeglut-devel on CentOS 8

To uninstall only the freeglut-devel package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove freeglut-devel

freeglut-devel Package Contents on CentOS 8

/usr/include/GL/freeglut.h
/usr/include/GL/freeglut_ext.h
/usr/include/GL/freeglut_std.h
/usr/include/GL/glut.h
/usr/lib/libglut.so
/usr/lib/pkgconfig/freeglut.pc
/usr/share/man/man3/glutAddMenuEntry.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutAddSubMenu.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutAttachMenu.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutBitmapCharacter.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutBitmapHeight.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutBitmapLength.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutBitmapString.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutBitmapWidth.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutButtonBoxFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutChangeToMenuEntry.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutChangeToSubMenu.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutCloseFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutCopyColormap.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutCreateMenu.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutCreateMenuWindow.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutCreateSubWindow.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutCreateWindow.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutDestroyMenu.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutDestroyWindow.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutDetachMenu.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutDeviceGet.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutDialsFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutDisplayFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutEnterGameMode.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutEntryFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutEstablishOverlay.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutExtensionSupported.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutForceJoystickFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutFullScreen.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutGameModeGet.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutGameModeString.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutGet.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutGetColor.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutGetMenu.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutGetMenuData.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutGetModifiers.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutGetProcAddress.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutGetWindow.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutGetWindowData.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutHideOverlay.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutHideWindow.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutIconifyWindow.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutIdleFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutIgnoreKeyRepeat.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutInit.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutInitDisplayMode.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutInitDisplayString.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutInitWindowPosition.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutInitWindowSize.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutJoystickFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutKeyboardFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutKeyboardUpFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutLayerGet.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutLeaveGameMode.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutLeaveMainLoop.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutMainLoop.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutMainLoopEvent.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutMenuDestroyFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutMenuStateFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutMenuStatusFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutMotionFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutMouseFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutMouseWheelFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutOverlayDisplayFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutPassiveMotionFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutPopWindow.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutPositionWindow.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutPostOverlayRedisplay.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutPostRedisplay.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutPostWindowOverlayRedisplay.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutPostWindowRedisplay.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutPushWindow.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutRemoveMenuItem.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutRemoveOverlay.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutReportErrors.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutReshapeFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutReshapeWindow.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSetColor.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSetCursor.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSetIconTitle.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSetKeyRepeat.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSetMenu.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSetMenuData.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSetOption.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSetWindow.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSetWindowData.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSetWindowStayOnTop.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSetWindowTitle.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSetupVideoResizing.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutShowOverlay.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutShowWindow.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSolidCone.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSolidCube.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSolidCylinder.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSolidDodecahedron.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSolidIcosahedron.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSolidOctahedron.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSolidRhombicDodecahedron.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSolidSierpinskiSponge.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSolidSphere.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSolidTeapot.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSolidTetrahedron.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSolidTorus.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSpaceballButtonFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSpaceballMotionFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSpaceballRotateFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSpecialFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSpecialUpFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutStopVideoResizing.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutStrokeCharacter.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutStrokeHeight.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutStrokeLength.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutStrokeString.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutStrokeWidth.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSwapBuffers.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutTabletButtonFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutTabletMotionFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutTimerFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutUseLayer.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutVideoPan.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutVideoResize.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutVideoResizeGet.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutVisibilityFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutWMCloseFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutWarpPointer.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutWindowStatusFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutWireCone.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutWireCube.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutWireCylinder.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutWireDodecahedron.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutWireIcosahedron.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutWireOctahedron.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutWireRhombicDodecahedron.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutWireSierpinskiSponge.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutWireSphere.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutWireTeapot.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutWireTetrahedron.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutWireTorus.3.gz
/usr/include/GL/freeglut.h
/usr/include/GL/freeglut_ext.h
/usr/include/GL/freeglut_std.h
/usr/include/GL/glut.h
/usr/lib64/libglut.so
/usr/lib64/pkgconfig/freeglut.pc
/usr/share/man/man3/glutAddMenuEntry.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutAddSubMenu.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutAttachMenu.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutBitmapCharacter.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutBitmapHeight.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutBitmapLength.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutBitmapString.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutBitmapWidth.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutButtonBoxFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutChangeToMenuEntry.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutChangeToSubMenu.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutCloseFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutCopyColormap.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutCreateMenu.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutCreateMenuWindow.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutCreateSubWindow.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutCreateWindow.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutDestroyMenu.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutDestroyWindow.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutDetachMenu.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutDeviceGet.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutDialsFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutDisplayFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutEnterGameMode.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutEntryFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutEstablishOverlay.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutExtensionSupported.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutForceJoystickFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutFullScreen.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutGameModeGet.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutGameModeString.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutGet.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutGetColor.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutGetMenu.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutGetMenuData.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutGetModifiers.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutGetProcAddress.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutGetWindow.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutGetWindowData.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutHideOverlay.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutHideWindow.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutIconifyWindow.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutIdleFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutIgnoreKeyRepeat.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutInit.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutInitDisplayMode.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutInitDisplayString.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutInitWindowPosition.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutInitWindowSize.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutJoystickFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutKeyboardFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutKeyboardUpFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutLayerGet.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutLeaveGameMode.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutLeaveMainLoop.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutMainLoop.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutMainLoopEvent.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutMenuDestroyFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutMenuStateFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutMenuStatusFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutMotionFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutMouseFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutMouseWheelFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutOverlayDisplayFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutPassiveMotionFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutPopWindow.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutPositionWindow.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutPostOverlayRedisplay.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutPostRedisplay.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutPostWindowOverlayRedisplay.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutPostWindowRedisplay.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutPushWindow.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutRemoveMenuItem.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutRemoveOverlay.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutReportErrors.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutReshapeFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutReshapeWindow.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSetColor.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSetCursor.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSetIconTitle.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSetKeyRepeat.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSetMenu.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSetMenuData.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSetOption.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSetWindow.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSetWindowData.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSetWindowStayOnTop.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSetWindowTitle.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSetupVideoResizing.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutShowOverlay.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutShowWindow.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSolidCone.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSolidCube.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSolidCylinder.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSolidDodecahedron.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSolidIcosahedron.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSolidOctahedron.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSolidRhombicDodecahedron.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSolidSierpinskiSponge.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSolidSphere.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSolidTeapot.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSolidTetrahedron.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSolidTorus.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSpaceballButtonFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSpaceballMotionFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSpaceballRotateFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSpecialFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSpecialUpFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutStopVideoResizing.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutStrokeCharacter.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutStrokeHeight.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutStrokeLength.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutStrokeString.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutStrokeWidth.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSwapBuffers.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutTabletButtonFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutTabletMotionFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutTimerFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutUseLayer.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutVideoPan.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutVideoResize.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutVideoResizeGet.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutVisibilityFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutWMCloseFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutWarpPointer.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutWindowStatusFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutWireCone.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutWireCube.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutWireCylinder.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutWireDodecahedron.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutWireIcosahedron.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutWireOctahedron.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutWireRhombicDodecahedron.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutWireSierpinskiSponge.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutWireSphere.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutWireTeapot.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutWireTetrahedron.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutWireTorus.3.gz

References

[freeglut-devel website](http://freeglut.sourceforge.net http://freeglut.sourceforge.net)

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install freeglut-devel on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.