How To Install elfutils-devel on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install elfutils-devel in AlmaLinux 8. elfutils-devel is Development libraries to handle compiled objects

Introduction

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

What is elfutils-devel

The elfutils-devel package contains the libraries to create applications for handling compiled objects. libdw provides access to the DWARF debugging information. libasm provides a programmable assembler interface.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install elfutils-devel

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

sudo yum -y install elfutils-devel

How To Uninstall elfutils-devel on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove elfutils-devel

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Summary

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