How To Install apr-devel on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install apr-devel in AlmaLinux 8. apr-devel is APR library development kit

Introduction

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

What is apr-devel

This package provides the support files which can be used to build applications using the APR library. The mission of the Apache Portable Runtime (APR) is to provide a free library of C data structures and routines.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install apr-devel

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

sudo yum -y install apr-devel

How To Uninstall apr-devel on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove apr-devel

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Summary

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