How To Install compat-libpthread-nonshared on Rocky Linux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install compat-libpthread-nonshared on Rocky Linux 8.
What is compat-libpthread-nonshared
This package provides compatibility support for applications that expect libpthread_nonshared.a to exist. The support provided is in the form of an empty libpthread_nonshared.a that allows dynamic links to succeed. Such applications should be adjusted to avoid linking against libpthread_nonshared.a which is no longer used. The static library libpthread_nonshared.a is an internal implementation detail of the C runtime and should not be expected to exist.
We can use yum or dnf to install compat-libpthread-nonshared on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install compat-libpthread-nonshared.
Install compat-libpthread-nonshared 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 compat-libpthread-nonshared using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install compat-libpthread-nonshared
Install compat-libpthread-nonshared 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 compat-libpthread-nonshared using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install compat-libpthread-nonshared
How To Uninstall compat-libpthread-nonshared on Rocky Linux 8
To uninstall only the compat-libpthread-nonshared package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove compat-libpthread-nonshared
compat-libpthread-nonshared Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8
/usr/lib64/libpthread_nonshared.a
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install compat-libpthread-nonshared on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.
