How To Install fontconfig-devel on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install fontconfig-devel in AlmaLinux 8. fontconfig-devel is Font configuration and customization library

Introduction

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

What is fontconfig-devel

The fontconfig-devel package includes the header files, and developer docs for the fontconfig package. Install fontconfig-devel if you want to develop programs which will use fontconfig.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install fontconfig-devel

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

sudo yum -y install fontconfig-devel

How To Uninstall fontconfig-devel on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove fontconfig-devel

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Summary

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