How To Install lockdev-devel on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install lockdev-devel on Rocky Linux 8. lockdev-devel is The header files for the lockdev library

Introduction

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

What is lockdev-devel

The lockdev library provides a reliable way to put an exclusive lock on devices using both FSSTND and SVr4 methods. The lockdev-devel package contains the development headers.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install lockdev-devel

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

sudo yum -y install lockdev-devel

How To Uninstall lockdev-devel on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove lockdev-devel

lockdev-devel Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/include/lockdev.h
/usr/include/ttylock.h
/usr/lib/liblockdev.so
/usr/lib/pkgconfig/lockdev.pc
/usr/share/man/man3/lockdev.3.gz
/usr/include/lockdev.h
/usr/include/ttylock.h
/usr/lib64/liblockdev.so
/usr/lib64/pkgconfig/lockdev.pc
/usr/share/man/man3/lockdev.3.gz

References

Summary

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