How To Install cairo-devel on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install cairo-devel on AlmaLinux 8.
What is cairo-devel
Cairo is a 2D graphics library designed to provide high-quality display and print output. This package contains libraries, header files and developer documentation needed for developing software which uses the cairo graphics library.
We can use yum or dnf to install cairo-devel on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install cairo-devel.
Install cairo-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 cairo-devel using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install cairo-devel
Install cairo-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 cairo-devel using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install cairo-devel
How To Uninstall cairo-devel on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the cairo-devel package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove cairo-devel
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install cairo-devel on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
