How To Install shapelib-devel on Rocky Linux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install shapelib-devel on Rocky Linux 8.
What is shapelib-devel
This package contains libshp and the appropriate header files.
We can use yum or dnf to install shapelib-devel on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install shapelib-devel.
Install shapelib-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 shapelib-devel using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install shapelib-devel
Install shapelib-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 shapelib-devel using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install shapelib-devel
How To Uninstall shapelib-devel on Rocky Linux 8
To uninstall only the shapelib-devel package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove shapelib-devel
shapelib-devel Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8
/usr/include/shapefil.h
/usr/lib64/libshp.so
/usr/lib64/pkgconfig/shapelib.pc
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install shapelib-devel on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.
