How To Install GeographicLib-devel on AlmaLinux 8

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

Introduction

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

What is `GeographicLib-devel`

This package contains the header files and libraries for GeographicLib. If you like to develop programs using GeographicLib, you will need to install GeographicLib-devel.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install GeographicLib-devel

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

sudo yum -y install GeographicLib-devel

How To Uninstall GeographicLib-devel on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove GeographicLib-devel

References

GeographicLib-devel website

Summary

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