How To Install GeoIP-devel on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install GeoIP-devel in AlmaLinux 8. GeoIP-devel is Development headers and libraries for GeoIP

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install GeoIP-devel on AlmaLinux 8.

What is `GeoIP-devel`

Development headers and static libraries for building GeoIP-based applications.

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

Install GeoIP-devel on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

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

sudo dnf -y install GeoIP-devel

Install GeoIP-devel on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

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

sudo yum -y install GeoIP-devel

How To Uninstall GeoIP-devel on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove GeoIP-devel

References

GeoIP-devel website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install GeoIP-devel on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.