How To Install xosd-devel on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install xosd-devel on Rocky Linux 8. xosd-devel is Development files for the XOSD on-screen display library

Introduction

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

What is xosd-devel

Header files and documentation for developing applications that use the XOSD on-screen display.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install xosd-devel

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

sudo yum -y install xosd-devel

How To Uninstall xosd-devel on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove xosd-devel

xosd-devel Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/bin/xosd-config
/usr/include/xosd.h
/usr/lib64/libxosd.so
/usr/share/aclocal/libxosd.m4
/usr/share/man/man1/xosd-config.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/xosd.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/xosd_create.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/xosd_destroy.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/xosd_display.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/xosd_get_number_lines.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/xosd_hide.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/xosd_is_onscreen.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/xosd_set_align.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/xosd_set_bar_length.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/xosd_set_horizontal_offset.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/xosd_set_pos.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/xosd_set_shadow_offset.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/xosd_set_vertical_offset.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/xosd_show.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/xosd_uninit.3.gz

References

Summary

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