How To Install lm_sensors-devel on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install lm_sensors-devel on Rocky Linux 8. lm_sensors-devel is Development files for programs which will use lm_sensors

Introduction

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

What is lm_sensors-devel

The lm_sensors-devel package includes a header files and libraries for use when building applications that make use of sensor data.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install lm_sensors-devel

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

sudo yum -y install lm_sensors-devel

How To Uninstall lm_sensors-devel on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove lm_sensors-devel

lm_sensors-devel Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/include/sensors
/usr/include/sensors/error.h
/usr/include/sensors/sensors.h
/usr/lib/libsensors.so
/usr/share/man/man3/libsensors.3.gz
/usr/include/sensors
/usr/include/sensors/error.h
/usr/include/sensors/sensors.h
/usr/lib64/libsensors.so
/usr/share/man/man3/libsensors.3.gz

References

Summary

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