How To Install libinput-devel on Rocky Linux 8

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

Introduction

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

What is libinput-devel

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

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

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

sudo dnf -y install libinput-devel

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

sudo yum -y install libinput-devel

How To Uninstall libinput-devel on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove libinput-devel

libinput-devel Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/include/libinput.h
/usr/lib/libinput.so
/usr/lib/pkgconfig/libinput.pc
/usr/include/libinput.h
/usr/lib64/libinput.so
/usr/lib64/pkgconfig/libinput.pc

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Summary

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