How To Install SDL2-static on CentOS 8

SDL2-static is Static libraries for SDL2 Static libraries for SDL2

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install SDL2-static on CentOS 8.

What is SDL2-static

Static libraries for SDL2. SDL2-static 2.0.10 2.el8 x86_64 588 k SDL2-2.0.10-2.el8.src.rpm powertools Static libraries for SDL2 http zlib and MIT Static libraries for SDL2.

We can use yum or dnf to install SDL2-static on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install SDL2-static.

Install SDL2-static 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 SDL2-static using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install SDL2-static

Install SDL2-static 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 SDL2-static using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install SDL2-static

How To Uninstall SDL2-static on CentOS 8

To uninstall only the SDL2-static package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove SDL2-static

SDL2-static Package Contents on CentOS 8

/usr/lib/libSDL2.a
/usr/lib/libSDL2_test.a
/usr/lib/libSDL2main.a
/usr/share/licenses/SDL2-static
/usr/share/licenses/SDL2-static/COPYING.txt
/usr/lib64/libSDL2.a
/usr/lib64/libSDL2_test.a
/usr/lib64/libSDL2main.a
/usr/share/licenses/SDL2-static
/usr/share/licenses/SDL2-static/COPYING.txt

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install SDL2-static on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.