How To Install SDL_net on AlmaLinux 8

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install SDL_net on AlmaLinux 8.

What is SDL_net

This is a portable network library for use with SDL.

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

Install SDL_net 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 SDL_net using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install SDL_net

Install SDL_net 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 SDL_net using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install SDL_net

How To Uninstall SDL_net on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the SDL_net package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove SDL_net

References

• SDL_net website

Summary

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