How To Install zlib-static on Rocky Linux 8

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

Introduction

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

What is zlib-static

The zlib-static package includes static libraries needed to develop programs that use the zlib compression and decompression library.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install zlib-static

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

sudo yum -y install zlib-static

How To Uninstall zlib-static on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove zlib-static

zlib-static Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/lib/libz.a
/usr/share/licenses/zlib-static
/usr/share/licenses/zlib-static/README
/usr/lib64/libz.a
/usr/share/licenses/zlib-static
/usr/share/licenses/zlib-static/README

References

Summary

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