How To Install SDL_gfx-devel on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install SDL_gfx-devel on Rocky Linux 8. SDL_gfx-devel is Development files for SDL_gfx

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install SDL_gfx-devel on Rocky Linux 8.

What is SDL_gfx-devel

This package contains the files required to develop programs which use SDL_gfx.

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

Install SDL_gfx-devel on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

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

sudo dnf -y install SDL_gfx-devel

Install SDL_gfx-devel on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

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

sudo yum -y install SDL_gfx-devel

How To Uninstall SDL_gfx-devel on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove SDL_gfx-devel

SDL_gfx-devel Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/include/SDL/SDL_framerate.h
/usr/include/SDL/SDL_gfxBlitFunc.h
/usr/include/SDL/SDL_gfxPrimitives.h
/usr/include/SDL/SDL_gfxPrimitives_font.h
/usr/include/SDL/SDL_imageFilter.h
/usr/include/SDL/SDL_rotozoom.h
/usr/lib64/libSDL_gfx.so
/usr/lib64/pkgconfig/SDL_gfx.pc

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install SDL_gfx-devel on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.