How To Install mingw32-zlib-static on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install mingw32-zlib-static on Rocky Linux 8. mingw32-zlib-static is Static libraries for mingw32-zlib development.

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mingw32-zlib-static on Rocky Linux 8.

What is mingw32-zlib-static

The mingw32-zlib-static package contains static library for mingw32-zlib development.

We can use yum or dnf to install mingw32-zlib-static on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install mingw32-zlib-static.

Install mingw32-zlib-static 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 mingw32-zlib-static using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install mingw32-zlib-static

Install mingw32-zlib-static 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 mingw32-zlib-static using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install mingw32-zlib-static

How To Uninstall mingw32-zlib-static on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the mingw32-zlib-static package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove mingw32-zlib-static

mingw32-zlib-static Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/i686-w64-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/lib/libz.a

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install mingw32-zlib-static on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.