How To Install fftw-libs-long on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install fftw-libs-long in AlmaLinux 8. fftw-libs-long is FFTW library, long double precision

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install fftw-libs-long on AlmaLinux 8.

What is fftw-libs-long

This package contains the FFTW library compiled in long double precision.

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

Install fftw-libs-long 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 fftw-libs-long using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install fftw-libs-long

Install fftw-libs-long 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 fftw-libs-long using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install fftw-libs-long

How To Uninstall fftw-libs-long on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the fftw-libs-long package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove fftw-libs-long

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install fftw-libs-long on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.