How To Install libpurple-devel on Rocky Linux 8
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpurple-devel on Rocky Linux 8. libpurple-devel is Development headers, documentation, and libraries for libpurple
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpurple-devel on Rocky Linux 8.
What is libpurple-devel
The libpurple-devel package contains the header files, developer documentation, and libraries required for development of libpurple based instant messaging clients or plugins for any libpurple based client.
We can use yum or dnf to install libpurple-devel on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libpurple-devel.
Install libpurple-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 libpurple-devel using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install libpurple-devel
Install libpurple-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 libpurple-devel using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install libpurple-devel
How To Uninstall libpurple-devel on Rocky Linux 8
To uninstall only the libpurple-devel package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove libpurple-devel
libpurple-devel Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8
/usr/include/libpurple
/usr/include/libpurple/account.h
/usr/include/libpurple/accountopt.h
/usr/include/libpurple/blist.h
/usr/include/libpurple/buddyicon.h
/usr/include/libpurple/certificate.h
/usr/include/libpurple/cipher.h
/usr/include/libpurple/circbuffer.h
/usr/include/libpurple/cmds.h
/usr/include/libpurple/connection.h
/usr/include/libpurple/conversation.h
/usr/include/libpurple/core.h
/usr/include/libpurple/dbus-bindings.h
/usr/include/libpurple/dbus-define-api.h
/usr/include/libpurple/dbus-maybe.h
/usr/include/libpurple/dbus-purple.h
/usr/include/libpurple/dbus-server.h
/usr/include/libpurple/dbus-types.h
/usr/include/libpurple/dbus-useful.h
/usr/include/libpurple/debug.h
/usr/include/libpurple/desktopitem.h
/usr/include/libpurple/dnsquery.h
/usr/include/libpurple/dnssrv.h
/usr/include/libpurple/eventloop.h
/usr/include/libpurple/ft.h
/usr/include/libpurple/gaim-compat.h
/usr/include/libpurple/idle.h
/usr/include/libpurple/imgstore.h
/usr/include/libpurple/log.h
/usr/include/libpurple/marshallers.h
/usr/include/libpurple/media
/usr/include/libpurple/media-gst.h
/usr/include/libpurple/media.h
/usr/include/libpurple/media/backend-iface.h
/usr/include/libpurple/media/candidate.h
/usr/include/libpurple/media/codec.h
/usr/include/libpurple/media/enum-types.h
/usr/include/libpurple/mediamanager.h
/usr/include/libpurple/mime.h
/usr/include/libpurple/nat-pmp.h
/usr/include/libpurple/network.h
/usr/include/libpurple/notify.h
/usr/include/libpurple/ntlm.h
/usr/include/libpurple/plugin.h
/usr/include/libpurple/pluginpref.h
/usr/include/libpurple/pounce.h
/usr/include/libpurple/prefs.h
/usr/include/libpurple/privacy.h
/usr/include/libpurple/proxy.h
/usr/include/libpurple/prpl.h
/usr/include/libpurple/purple.h
/usr/include/libpurple/request.h
/usr/include/libpurple/roomlist.h
/usr/include/libpurple/savedstatuses.h
/usr/include/libpurple/server.h
/usr/include/libpurple/signals.h
/usr/include/libpurple/smiley.h
/usr/include/libpurple/sound-theme-loader.h
/usr/include/libpurple/sound-theme.h
/usr/include/libpurple/sound.h
/usr/include/libpurple/sslconn.h
/usr/include/libpurple/status.h
/usr/include/libpurple/stringref.h
/usr/include/libpurple/stun.h
/usr/include/libpurple/theme-loader.h
/usr/include/libpurple/theme-manager.h
/usr/include/libpurple/theme.h
/usr/include/libpurple/upnp.h
/usr/include/libpurple/util.h
/usr/include/libpurple/value.h
/usr/include/libpurple/version.h
/usr/include/libpurple/whiteboard.h
/usr/include/libpurple/xmlnode.h
/usr/lib/libpurple-client.so
/usr/lib/libpurple.so
/usr/lib/pkgconfig/purple.pc
/usr/share/aclocal/purple.m4
/usr/include/libpurple
/usr/include/libpurple/account.h
/usr/include/libpurple/accountopt.h
/usr/include/libpurple/blist.h
/usr/include/libpurple/buddyicon.h
/usr/include/libpurple/certificate.h
/usr/include/libpurple/cipher.h
/usr/include/libpurple/circbuffer.h
/usr/include/libpurple/cmds.h
/usr/include/libpurple/connection.h
/usr/include/libpurple/conversation.h
/usr/include/libpurple/core.h
/usr/include/libpurple/dbus-bindings.h
/usr/include/libpurple/dbus-define-api.h
/usr/include/libpurple/dbus-maybe.h
/usr/include/libpurple/dbus-purple.h
/usr/include/libpurple/dbus-server.h
/usr/include/libpurple/dbus-types.h
/usr/include/libpurple/dbus-useful.h
/usr/include/libpurple/debug.h
/usr/include/libpurple/desktopitem.h
/usr/include/libpurple/dnsquery.h
/usr/include/libpurple/dnssrv.h
/usr/include/libpurple/eventloop.h
/usr/include/libpurple/ft.h
/usr/include/libpurple/gaim-compat.h
/usr/include/libpurple/idle.h
/usr/include/libpurple/imgstore.h
/usr/include/libpurple/log.h
/usr/include/libpurple/marshallers.h
/usr/include/libpurple/media
/usr/include/libpurple/media-gst.h
/usr/include/libpurple/media.h
/usr/include/libpurple/media/backend-iface.h
/usr/include/libpurple/media/candidate.h
/usr/include/libpurple/media/codec.h
/usr/include/libpurple/media/enum-types.h
/usr/include/libpurple/mediamanager.h
/usr/include/libpurple/mime.h
/usr/include/libpurple/nat-pmp.h
/usr/include/libpurple/network.h
/usr/include/libpurple/notify.h
/usr/include/libpurple/ntlm.h
/usr/include/libpurple/plugin.h
/usr/include/libpurple/pluginpref.h
/usr/include/libpurple/pounce.h
/usr/include/libpurple/prefs.h
/usr/include/libpurple/privacy.h
/usr/include/libpurple/proxy.h
/usr/include/libpurple/prpl.h
/usr/include/libpurple/purple.h
/usr/include/libpurple/request.h
/usr/include/libpurple/roomlist.h
/usr/include/libpurple/savedstatuses.h
/usr/include/libpurple/server.h
/usr/include/libpurple/signals.h
/usr/include/libpurple/smiley.h
/usr/include/libpurple/sound-theme-loader.h
/usr/include/libpurple/sound-theme.h
/usr/include/libpurple/sound.h
/usr/include/libpurple/sslconn.h
/usr/include/libpurple/status.h
/usr/include/libpurple/stringref.h
/usr/include/libpurple/stun.h
/usr/include/libpurple/theme-loader.h
/usr/include/libpurple/theme-manager.h
/usr/include/libpurple/theme.h
/usr/include/libpurple/upnp.h
/usr/include/libpurple/util.h
/usr/include/libpurple/value.h
/usr/include/libpurple/version.h
/usr/include/libpurple/whiteboard.h
/usr/include/libpurple/xmlnode.h
/usr/lib64/libpurple-client.so
/usr/lib64/libpurple.so
/usr/lib64/pkgconfig/purple.pc
/usr/share/aclocal/purple.m4
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpurple-devel on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.
