How To Install egl-wayland on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install egl-wayland in AlmaLinux 8. egl-wayland is Wayland EGL External Platform library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install egl-wayland on AlmaLinux 8.

What is `egl-wayland`

Wayland EGL External Platform library

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

Install egl-wayland 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 egl-wayland using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install egl-wayland

Install egl-wayland 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 egl-wayland using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install egl-wayland

How To Uninstall egl-wayland on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the egl-wayland package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove egl-wayland

References

egl-wayland website

Summary

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