How To Install blosc-devel on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install blosc-devel in AlmaLinux 8. blosc-devel is Header files and libraries for Blosc development

Introduction

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

What is blosc-devel

The blosc-devel package contains the header files and libraries needed to develop programs that use the blosc meta-compressor.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install blosc-devel

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

sudo yum -y install blosc-devel

How To Uninstall blosc-devel on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove blosc-devel

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Summary

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