How To Install gamin-devel on CentOS 8

gamin-devel is Libraries, includes, etc. to embed the Gamin library Libraries, includes, etc. to embed the Gamin library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gamin-devel on CentOS 8.

What is gamin-devel

This C library provides an API and ABI compatible file alteration monitor mechanism compatible with FAM but not dependent on a system wide daemon. gamin-devel 0.1.10 32.el8 x86_64 11 k gamin-0.1.10-32.el8.src.rpm powertools Libraries, includes, etc. to embed the Gamin library http LGPLv2 This C library provides an API and ABI compatible file alteration monitor mechanism compatible with FAM but not dependent on a system wide daemon.

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

Install gamin-devel on CentOS 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

The output should look something like this:

CentOS Linux 8 - AppStream                                       43 kB/s | 4.3 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - BaseOS                                          65 kB/s | 3.9 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - ContinuousRelease                               43 kB/s | 3.0 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - Extras                                          23 kB/s | 1.5 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - FastTrack                                       40 kB/s | 3.0 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - HighAvailability                                36 kB/s | 3.9 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - Plus                                            24 kB/s | 1.5 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - PowerTools                                      50 kB/s | 4.3 kB     00:00    
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux Modular 8 - x86_64           13 kB/s | 9.2 kB     00:00    
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86_64                   24 kB/s | 8.5 kB     00:00    
Metadata cache created.

After updating yum database, We can install gamin-devel using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install gamin-devel

Install gamin-devel on CentOS 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

The output should look something like this:

CentOS Linux 8 - AppStream                                       43 kB/s | 4.3 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - BaseOS                                          65 kB/s | 3.9 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - ContinuousRelease                               43 kB/s | 3.0 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - Extras                                          23 kB/s | 1.5 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - FastTrack                                       40 kB/s | 3.0 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - HighAvailability                                36 kB/s | 3.9 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - Plus                                            24 kB/s | 1.5 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - PowerTools                                      50 kB/s | 4.3 kB     00:00    
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux Modular 8 - x86_64           13 kB/s | 9.2 kB     00:00    
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86_64                   24 kB/s | 8.5 kB     00:00    
Metadata cache created.

After updating yum database, We can install gamin-devel using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install gamin-devel

How To Uninstall gamin-devel on CentOS 8

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

sudo dnf remove gamin-devel

gamin-devel Package Contents on CentOS 8

/usr/include/fam.h
/usr/lib/libfam.so
/usr/lib/libgamin-1.so
/usr/lib/pkgconfig/gamin.pc
/usr/include/fam.h
/usr/lib64/libfam.so
/usr/lib64/libgamin-1.so
/usr/lib64/pkgconfig/gamin.pc

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gamin-devel on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.