How To Install mpir-devel on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install mpir-devel on Rocky Linux 8. mpir-devel is Development files for mpir

Introduction

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

What is mpir-devel

The mpir-devel package contains libraries and header files for developing applications that use mpir.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install mpir-devel

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

sudo yum -y install mpir-devel

How To Uninstall mpir-devel on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove mpir-devel

mpir-devel Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/include/mpir.h
/usr/include/mpirxx.h
/usr/lib64/libmpir.so
/usr/lib64/libmpirxx.so

References

Summary

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