How To Install cyrus-sasl-devel on AlmaLinux 8

Introduction

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

What is cyrus-sasl-devel

The cyrus-sasl-devel package contains files needed for developing and compiling applications which use the Cyrus SASL library.

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

Install cyrus-sasl-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 cyrus-sasl-devel using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install cyrus-sasl-devel

Install cyrus-sasl-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 cyrus-sasl-devel using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install cyrus-sasl-devel

How To Uninstall cyrus-sasl-devel on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove cyrus-sasl-devel

References

• cyrus-sasl-devel website

Summary

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