How To Install elfutils-libelf-devel on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install elfutils-libelf-devel in AlmaLinux 8. elfutils-libelf-devel is Development support for libelf

Introduction

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

What is elfutils-libelf-devel

The elfutils-libelf-devel package contains the libraries to create applications for handling compiled objects. libelf allows you to access the internals of the ELF object file format, so you can see the different sections of an ELF file.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install elfutils-libelf-devel

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

sudo yum -y install elfutils-libelf-devel

How To Uninstall elfutils-libelf-devel on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove elfutils-libelf-devel

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Summary

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