How To Install xorg-x11-drv-libinput-devel on CentOS 8

xorg-x11-drv-libinput-devel is Xorg X11 libinput input driver development package. Xorg X11 libinput input driver development package.

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xorg-x11-drv-libinput-devel on CentOS 8.

What is xorg-x11-drv-libinput-devel

Xorg X11 libinput input driver development files. xorg-x11-drv-libinput-devel 0.29.0 1.el8 x86_64 18 k xorg-x11-drv-libinput-0.29.0-1.el8.src.rpm powertools Xorg X11 libinput input driver development package. http MIT Xorg X11 libinput input driver development files.

We can use yum or dnf to install xorg-x11-drv-libinput-devel on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install xorg-x11-drv-libinput-devel.

Install xorg-x11-drv-libinput-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 xorg-x11-drv-libinput-devel using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install xorg-x11-drv-libinput-devel

Install xorg-x11-drv-libinput-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 xorg-x11-drv-libinput-devel using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install xorg-x11-drv-libinput-devel

How To Uninstall xorg-x11-drv-libinput-devel on CentOS 8

To uninstall only the xorg-x11-drv-libinput-devel package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove xorg-x11-drv-libinput-devel

xorg-x11-drv-libinput-devel Package Contents on CentOS 8

/usr/include/xorg
/usr/include/xorg/libinput-properties.h
/usr/lib/pkgconfig/xorg-libinput.pc
/usr/share/doc/xorg-x11-drv-libinput-devel
/usr/share/doc/xorg-x11-drv-libinput-devel/COPYING
/usr/include/xorg
/usr/include/xorg/libinput-properties.h
/usr/lib64/pkgconfig/xorg-libinput.pc
/usr/share/doc/xorg-x11-drv-libinput-devel
/usr/share/doc/xorg-x11-drv-libinput-devel/COPYING

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install xorg-x11-drv-libinput-devel on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.