How To Install freeglut-devel on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install freeglut-devel on Rocky Linux 8. freeglut-devel is Freeglut developmental libraries and header files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install freeglut-devel on Rocky Linux 8.

What is `freeglut-devel`

Developmental libraries and header files required for developing or compiling software which links to the freeglut library, which is an open source alternative to the popular GLUT library, with an OSI approved free software license.

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

Install freeglut-devel on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install freeglut-devel using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install freeglut-devel

Install freeglut-devel on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install freeglut-devel using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install freeglut-devel

How To Uninstall freeglut-devel on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove freeglut-devel

freeglut-devel Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/include/GL/freeglut.h
/usr/include/GL/freeglut_ext.h
/usr/include/GL/freeglut_std.h
/usr/include/GL/glut.h
/usr/lib/libglut.so
/usr/lib/pkgconfig/freeglut.pc
/usr/share/man/man3/glutAddMenuEntry.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutAddSubMenu.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutAttachMenu.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutBitmapCharacter.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutBitmapHeight.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutBitmapLength.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutBitmapString.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutBitmapWidth.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutButtonBoxFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutChangeToMenuEntry.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutChangeToSubMenu.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutCloseFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutCopyColormap.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutCreateMenu.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutCreateMenuWindow.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutCreateSubWindow.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutCreateWindow.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutDestroyMenu.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutDestroyWindow.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutDetachMenu.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutDeviceGet.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutDialsFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutDisplayFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutEnterGameMode.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutEntryFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutEstablishOverlay.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutExtensionSupported.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutForceJoystickFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutFullScreen.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutGameModeGet.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutGameModeString.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutGet.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutGetColor.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutGetMenu.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutGetMenuData.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutGetModifiers.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutGetProcAddress.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutGetWindow.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutGetWindowData.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutHideOverlay.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutHideWindow.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutIconifyWindow.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutIdleFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutIgnoreKeyRepeat.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutInit.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutInitDisplayMode.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutInitDisplayString.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutInitWindowPosition.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutInitWindowSize.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutJoystickFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutKeyboardFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutKeyboardUpFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutLayerGet.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutLeaveGameMode.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutLeaveMainLoop.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutMainLoop.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutMainLoopEvent.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutMenuDestroyFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutMenuStateFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutMenuStatusFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutMotionFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutMouseFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutMouseWheelFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutOverlayDisplayFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutPassiveMotionFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutPopWindow.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutPositionWindow.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutPostOverlayRedisplay.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutPostRedisplay.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutPostWindowOverlayRedisplay.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutPostWindowRedisplay.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutPushWindow.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutRemoveMenuItem.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutRemoveOverlay.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutReportErrors.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutReshapeFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutReshapeWindow.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSetColor.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSetCursor.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSetIconTitle.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSetKeyRepeat.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSetMenu.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSetMenuData.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSetOption.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSetWindow.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSetWindowData.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSetWindowStayOnTop.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSetWindowTitle.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSetupVideoResizing.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutShowOverlay.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutShowWindow.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSolidCone.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSolidCube.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSolidCylinder.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSolidDodecahedron.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSolidIcosahedron.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSolidOctahedron.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSolidRhombicDodecahedron.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSolidSierpinskiSponge.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSolidSphere.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSolidTeapot.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSolidTetrahedron.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSolidTorus.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSpaceballButtonFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSpaceballMotionFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSpaceballRotateFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSpecialFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSpecialUpFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutStopVideoResizing.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutStrokeCharacter.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutStrokeHeight.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutStrokeLength.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutStrokeString.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutStrokeWidth.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSwapBuffers.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutTabletButtonFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutTabletMotionFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutTimerFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutUseLayer.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutVideoPan.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutVideoResize.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutVideoResizeGet.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutVisibilityFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutWMCloseFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutWarpPointer.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutWindowStatusFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutWireCone.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutWireCube.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutWireCylinder.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutWireDodecahedron.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutWireIcosahedron.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutWireOctahedron.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutWireRhombicDodecahedron.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutWireSierpinskiSponge.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutWireSphere.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutWireTeapot.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutWireTetrahedron.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutWireTorus.3.gz
/usr/include/GL/freeglut.h
/usr/include/GL/freeglut_ext.h
/usr/include/GL/freeglut_std.h
/usr/include/GL/glut.h
/usr/lib64/libglut.so
/usr/lib64/pkgconfig/freeglut.pc
/usr/share/man/man3/glutAddMenuEntry.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutAddSubMenu.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutAttachMenu.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutBitmapCharacter.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutBitmapHeight.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutBitmapLength.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutBitmapString.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutBitmapWidth.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutButtonBoxFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutChangeToMenuEntry.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutChangeToSubMenu.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutCloseFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutCopyColormap.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutCreateMenu.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutCreateMenuWindow.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutCreateSubWindow.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutCreateWindow.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutDestroyMenu.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutDestroyWindow.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutDetachMenu.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutDeviceGet.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutDialsFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutDisplayFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutEnterGameMode.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutEntryFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutEstablishOverlay.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutExtensionSupported.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutForceJoystickFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutFullScreen.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutGameModeGet.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutGameModeString.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutGet.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutGetColor.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutGetMenu.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutGetMenuData.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutGetModifiers.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutGetProcAddress.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutGetWindow.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutGetWindowData.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutHideOverlay.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutHideWindow.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutIconifyWindow.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutIdleFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutIgnoreKeyRepeat.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutInit.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutInitDisplayMode.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutInitDisplayString.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutInitWindowPosition.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutInitWindowSize.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutJoystickFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutKeyboardFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutKeyboardUpFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutLayerGet.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutLeaveGameMode.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutLeaveMainLoop.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutMainLoop.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutMainLoopEvent.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutMenuDestroyFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutMenuStateFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutMenuStatusFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutMotionFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutMouseFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutMouseWheelFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutOverlayDisplayFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutPassiveMotionFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutPopWindow.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutPositionWindow.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutPostOverlayRedisplay.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutPostRedisplay.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutPostWindowOverlayRedisplay.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutPostWindowRedisplay.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutPushWindow.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutRemoveMenuItem.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutRemoveOverlay.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutReportErrors.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutReshapeFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutReshapeWindow.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSetColor.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSetCursor.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSetIconTitle.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSetKeyRepeat.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSetMenu.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSetMenuData.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSetOption.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSetWindow.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSetWindowData.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSetWindowStayOnTop.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSetWindowTitle.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSetupVideoResizing.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutShowOverlay.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutShowWindow.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSolidCone.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSolidCube.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSolidCylinder.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSolidDodecahedron.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSolidIcosahedron.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSolidOctahedron.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSolidRhombicDodecahedron.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSolidSierpinskiSponge.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSolidSphere.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSolidTeapot.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSolidTetrahedron.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSolidTorus.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSpaceballButtonFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSpaceballMotionFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSpaceballRotateFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSpecialFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSpecialUpFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutStopVideoResizing.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutStrokeCharacter.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutStrokeHeight.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutStrokeLength.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutStrokeString.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutStrokeWidth.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutSwapBuffers.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutTabletButtonFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutTabletMotionFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutTimerFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutUseLayer.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutVideoPan.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutVideoResize.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutVideoResizeGet.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutVisibilityFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutWMCloseFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutWarpPointer.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutWindowStatusFunc.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutWireCone.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutWireCube.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutWireCylinder.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutWireDodecahedron.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutWireIcosahedron.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutWireOctahedron.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutWireRhombicDodecahedron.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutWireSierpinskiSponge.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutWireSphere.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutWireTeapot.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutWireTetrahedron.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/glutWireTorus.3.gz

References

freeglut-devel website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install freeglut-devel on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.