How To Install libargon2-devel on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install libargon2-devel on Rocky Linux 8. libargon2-devel is Development files for libargon2

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libargon2-devel on Rocky Linux 8.

What is libargon2-devel

The libargon2-devel package contains libraries and header files for developing applications that use libargon2.

We can use yum or dnf to install libargon2-devel on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libargon2-devel.

Install libargon2-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 libargon2-devel using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libargon2-devel

Install libargon2-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 libargon2-devel using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libargon2-devel

How To Uninstall libargon2-devel on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the libargon2-devel package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove libargon2-devel

libargon2-devel Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/include/argon2.h
/usr/lib64/libargon2.so
/usr/lib64/pkgconfig/libargon2.pc
/usr/share/doc/libargon2-devel
/usr/share/doc/libargon2-devel/CHANGELOG.md
/usr/share/doc/libargon2-devel/README.md

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libargon2-devel on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.