How To Install libXau-devel on Rocky Linux 8

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

Introduction

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

What is libXau-devel

X.Org X11 libXau development package

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

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

sudo dnf -y install libXau-devel

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

sudo yum -y install libXau-devel

How To Uninstall libXau-devel on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove libXau-devel

libXau-devel Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/include/X11/Xauth.h
/usr/lib/libXau.so
/usr/lib/pkgconfig/xau.pc
/usr/share/man/man3/Xau.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/XauDisposeAuth.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/XauFileName.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/XauGetAuthByAddr.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/XauGetBestAuthByAddr.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/XauLockAuth.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/XauReadAuth.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/XauUnlockAuth.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/XauWriteAuth.3.gz
/usr/include/X11/Xauth.h
/usr/lib64/libXau.so
/usr/lib64/pkgconfig/xau.pc
/usr/share/man/man3/Xau.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/XauDisposeAuth.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/XauFileName.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/XauGetAuthByAddr.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/XauGetBestAuthByAddr.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/XauLockAuth.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/XauReadAuth.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/XauUnlockAuth.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/XauWriteAuth.3.gz

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Summary

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