How To Install cfitsio-devel on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install cfitsio-devel in AlmaLinux 8. cfitsio-devel is Headers required when building programs against cfitsio

Introduction

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

What is cfitsio-devel

Headers required when building a program against the cfitsio library.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install cfitsio-devel

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

sudo yum -y install cfitsio-devel

How To Uninstall cfitsio-devel on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove cfitsio-devel

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Summary

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