How To Install cfitsio-static on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install cfitsio-static on Rocky Linux 8. cfitsio-static is Static cfitsio library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install cfitsio-static on Rocky Linux 8.

What is cfitsio-static

Static cfitsio library; avoid use if possible.

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

Install cfitsio-static 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 cfitsio-static using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install cfitsio-static

Install cfitsio-static 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 cfitsio-static using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install cfitsio-static

How To Uninstall cfitsio-static on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the cfitsio-static package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove cfitsio-static

cfitsio-static Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/lib64/libcfitsio.a
/usr/share/doc/cfitsio-static
/usr/share/doc/cfitsio-static/License.txt

References

Summary

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