How To Install editorconfig-devel on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install editorconfig-devel on Rocky Linux 8. editorconfig-devel is Parser library for EditorConfig files (development files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install editorconfig-devel on Rocky Linux 8.

What is editorconfig-devel

EditorConfig makes it easy to maintain the correct coding style when switching between different text editors and between different projects. The EditorConfig project maintains a file format and plugins for various text editors which allow this file format to be read and used by those editors. This package contains the files needed for development.

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

Install editorconfig-devel on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install editorconfig-devel using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install editorconfig-devel

Install editorconfig-devel on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install editorconfig-devel using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install editorconfig-devel

How To Uninstall editorconfig-devel on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove editorconfig-devel

editorconfig-devel Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/include/editorconfig
/usr/include/editorconfig/editorconfig.h
/usr/include/editorconfig/editorconfig_handle.h
/usr/lib64/cmake/EditorConfig
/usr/lib64/cmake/EditorConfig/EditorConfigConfig.cmake
/usr/lib64/cmake/EditorConfig/EditorConfigConfigVersion.cmake
/usr/lib64/cmake/EditorConfig/EditorConfigTargets-noconfig.cmake
/usr/lib64/cmake/EditorConfig/EditorConfigTargets.cmake
/usr/lib64/libeditorconfig.so
/usr/lib64/pkgconfig/editorconfig.pc

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install editorconfig-devel on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.