How To Install xz-devel on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install xz-devel in Fedora 36. xz-devel is Devel libraries & headers for liblzma

Introduction

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

What is xz-devel

Devel libraries and headers for liblzma.

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

Install xz-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 xz-devel using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install xz-devel

Install xz-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 xz-devel using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install xz-devel

How To Uninstall xz-devel on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove xz-devel

xz-devel Package Contents on Fedora 36

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title: "How To Install xz-devel on Fedora 36"
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description: "In this tutorial we learn how to install xz-devel in Fedora 36. xz-devel is Devel libraries & headers for liblzma"
date: "2022-08-17"
lastmod: "2022-08-17"
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## Introduction

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

### What is `xz-devel`

> Devel libraries and headers for liblzma.  

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

## Install xz-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 xz-devel using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install xz-devel

Install xz-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 xz-devel using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install xz-devel

How To Uninstall xz-devel on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove xz-devel

xz-devel Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/include/lzma
/usr/include/lzma.h
/usr/include/lzma/base.h
/usr/include/lzma/bcj.h
/usr/include/lzma/block.h
/usr/include/lzma/check.h
/usr/include/lzma/container.h
/usr/include/lzma/delta.h
/usr/include/lzma/filter.h
/usr/include/lzma/hardware.h
/usr/include/lzma/index.h
/usr/include/lzma/index_hash.h
/usr/include/lzma/lzma12.h
/usr/include/lzma/stream_flags.h
/usr/include/lzma/version.h
/usr/include/lzma/vli.h
/usr/lib64/liblzma.so
/usr/lib64/pkgconfig/liblzma.pc
/usr/share/doc/xz/examples
/usr/share/doc/xz/examples/00_README.txt
/usr/share/doc/xz/examples/01_compress_easy.c
/usr/share/doc/xz/examples/02_decompress.c
/usr/share/doc/xz/examples/03_compress_custom.c
/usr/share/doc/xz/examples/04_compress_easy_mt.c
/usr/share/doc/xz/examples/Makefile
/usr/share/doc/xz/examples_old
/usr/share/doc/xz/examples_old/xz_pipe_comp.c
/usr/share/doc/xz/examples_old/xz_pipe_decomp.c

References

Summary

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

/usr/include/lzma /usr/include/lzma.h /usr/include/lzma/base.h /usr/include/lzma/bcj.h /usr/include/lzma/block.h /usr/include/lzma/check.h /usr/include/lzma/container.h /usr/include/lzma/delta.h /usr/include/lzma/filter.h /usr/include/lzma/hardware.h /usr/include/lzma/index.h /usr/include/lzma/index_hash.h /usr/include/lzma/lzma12.h /usr/include/lzma/stream_flags.h /usr/include/lzma/version.h /usr/include/lzma/vli.h /usr/lib/liblzma.so /usr/lib/pkgconfig/liblzma.pc /usr/share/doc/xz/examples /usr/share/doc/xz/examples/00_README.txt /usr/share/doc/xz/examples/01_compress_easy.c /usr/share/doc/xz/examples/02_decompress.c /usr/share/doc/xz/examples/03_compress_custom.c /usr/share/doc/xz/examples/04_compress_easy_mt.c /usr/share/doc/xz/examples/Makefile /usr/share/doc/xz/examples_old /usr/share/doc/xz/examples_old/xz_pipe_comp.c /usr/share/doc/xz/examples_old/xz_pipe_decomp.c


## References

* [xz-devel website](https://tukaani.org/xz/)

## Summary

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