How To Install libmandoc-devel on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmandoc-devel in Fedora 36. libmandoc-devel is Development libraries and headers for libmandoc

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmandoc-devel on Fedora 36.

What is libmandoc-devel

The mandoc library parses a UNIX manual into an abstract syntax tree (AST). UNIX manuals are composed of mdoc(7) or man(7), and may be mixed with roff(7), tbl(7), and eqn(7) invocations.

We can use yum or dnf to install libmandoc-devel on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libmandoc-devel.

Install libmandoc-devel on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

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

sudo dnf -y install libmandoc-devel

Install libmandoc-devel on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

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

sudo yum -y install libmandoc-devel

How To Uninstall libmandoc-devel on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove libmandoc-devel

libmandoc-devel Package Contents on Fedora 36

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## Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install `libmandoc-devel` on Fedora 36.

### What is `libmandoc-devel`

> The mandoc library parses a UNIX manual into an abstract syntax tree (AST). UNIX manuals are composed of mdoc(7) or man(7), and may be mixed with roff(7), tbl(7), and eqn(7) invocations.  

We can use `yum` or `dnf` to install `libmandoc-devel` on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libmandoc-devel.

## Install libmandoc-devel on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with `dnf` using the following command.

```bash
sudo dnf makecache --refresh

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

sudo dnf -y install libmandoc-devel

Install libmandoc-devel on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

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

sudo yum -y install libmandoc-devel

How To Uninstall libmandoc-devel on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove libmandoc-devel

libmandoc-devel Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/include/eqn.h
/usr/include/man.h
/usr/include/mandoc.h
/usr/include/mandoc_aux.h
/usr/include/mandoc_parse.h
/usr/include/mdoc.h
/usr/include/roff.h
/usr/include/tbl.h
/usr/lib/libmandoc.a
/usr/share/licenses/libmandoc-devel
/usr/share/licenses/libmandoc-devel/LICENSE
/usr/share/man/man3/mandoc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/mandoc_escape.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/mandoc_malloc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/mansearch.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/mchars_alloc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/tbl.3.gz

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmandoc-devel on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).

/usr/include/eqn.h /usr/include/man.h /usr/include/mandoc.h /usr/include/mandoc_aux.h /usr/include/mandoc_parse.h /usr/include/mdoc.h /usr/include/roff.h /usr/include/tbl.h /usr/lib64/libmandoc.a /usr/share/licenses/libmandoc-devel /usr/share/licenses/libmandoc-devel/LICENSE /usr/share/man/man3/mandoc.3.gz /usr/share/man/man3/mandoc_escape.3.gz /usr/share/man/man3/mandoc_malloc.3.gz /usr/share/man/man3/mansearch.3.gz /usr/share/man/man3/mchars_alloc.3.gz /usr/share/man/man3/tbl.3.gz


## References

* [libmandoc-devel website](https://mandoc.bsd.lv/)

## Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install `libmandoc-devel` on [Fedora 36](/fedora/36/) using [yum](/fedora/36/yum/) and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).