How To Install SDL_net-devel on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install SDL_net-devel on Rocky Linux 8. SDL_net-devel is Development files for SDL_net

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install SDL_net-devel on Rocky Linux 8.

What is SDL_net-devel

The SDL_net-devel package contains libraries and header files for developing applications that use SDL_net.

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

Install SDL_net-devel on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install SDL_net-devel using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install SDL_net-devel

Install SDL_net-devel on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install SDL_net-devel using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install SDL_net-devel

How To Uninstall SDL_net-devel on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove SDL_net-devel

SDL_net-devel Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/include/SDL
/usr/include/SDL/SDL_net.h
/usr/lib64/libSDL_net.so
/usr/lib64/pkgconfig/SDL_net.pc

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install SDL_net-devel on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.