How To Install libraqm on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install libraqm on Rocky Linux 8. libraqm is Complex Textlayout Library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libraqm on Rocky Linux 8.

What is libraqm

Library that encapsulates the logic for complex text layout and provides a convenient API.

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

Install libraqm 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 libraqm using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libraqm

Install libraqm 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 libraqm using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libraqm

How To Uninstall libraqm on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the libraqm package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove libraqm

libraqm Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/c5
/usr/lib/.build-id/c5/fcb119d30c19efaeef12675b1a1c7faa0b39b6
/usr/lib64/libraqm.so.0
/usr/lib64/libraqm.so.0.700.0
/usr/share/licenses/libraqm
/usr/share/licenses/libraqm/COPYING

References

Summary

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