How To Install libtool-ltdl on Rocky Linux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtool-ltdl on Rocky Linux 8.
What is libtool-ltdl
The libtool-ltdl package contains the GNU Libtool Dynamic Module Loader, a library that provides a consistent, portable interface which simplifies the process of using dynamic modules. These runtime libraries are needed by programs that link directly to the system-installed ltdl libraries; they are not needed by software built using the rest of the GNU Autotools (including GNU Autoconf and GNU Automake).
We can use yum or dnf to install libtool-ltdl on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libtool-ltdl.
Install libtool-ltdl 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 libtool-ltdl using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install libtool-ltdl
Install libtool-ltdl 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 libtool-ltdl using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install libtool-ltdl
How To Uninstall libtool-ltdl on Rocky Linux 8
To uninstall only the libtool-ltdl package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove libtool-ltdl
libtool-ltdl Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/32
/usr/lib/.build-id/32/3c010d8c0230fe5b3ab42c8385cdb1b641e89b
/usr/lib/libltdl.so.7
/usr/lib/libltdl.so.7.3.1
/usr/share/licenses/libtool-ltdl
/usr/share/licenses/libtool-ltdl/COPYING.LIB
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/f4
/usr/lib/.build-id/f4/ed64085a0a5af37cf9c8f3b503f1546692d378
/usr/lib64/libltdl.so.7
/usr/lib64/libltdl.so.7.3.1
/usr/share/licenses/libtool-ltdl
/usr/share/licenses/libtool-ltdl/COPYING.LIB
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtool-ltdl on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.
