How To Install libXinerama-devel on CentOS 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libXinerama-devel on CentOS 8.
What is libXinerama-devel
X.Org X11 libXinerama development package libXinerama-devel 1.1.4 1.el8 x86_64 15 k libXinerama-1.1.4-1.el8.src.rpm appstream X.Org X11 libXinerama development package http MIT X.Org X11 libXinerama development package
We can use yum or dnf to install libXinerama-devel on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libXinerama-devel.
Install libXinerama-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 libXinerama-devel using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install libXinerama-devel
Install libXinerama-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 libXinerama-devel using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install libXinerama-devel
How To Uninstall libXinerama-devel on CentOS 8
To uninstall only the libXinerama-devel package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove libXinerama-devel
libXinerama-devel Package Contents on CentOS 8
/usr/include/X11/extensions/Xinerama.h
/usr/include/X11/extensions/panoramiXext.h
/usr/lib/libXinerama.so
/usr/lib/pkgconfig/xinerama.pc
/usr/share/man/man3/Xinerama.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/XineramaIsActive.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/XineramaQueryExtension.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/XineramaQueryScreens.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/XineramaQueryVersion.3.gz
/usr/include/X11/extensions/Xinerama.h
/usr/include/X11/extensions/panoramiXext.h
/usr/lib64/libXinerama.so
/usr/lib64/pkgconfig/xinerama.pc
/usr/share/man/man3/Xinerama.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/XineramaIsActive.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/XineramaQueryExtension.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/XineramaQueryScreens.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/XineramaQueryVersion.3.gz
References
- [libXinerama-devel website](http://www.x.org http://www.x.org)
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libXinerama-devel on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.