How To Install freeimage-devel on AlmaLinux 8

Introduction

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

What is freeimage-devel

The freeimage-devel package contains libraries and header files for developing applications that use freeimage.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install freeimage-devel

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

sudo yum -y install freeimage-devel

How To Uninstall freeimage-devel on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove freeimage-devel

References

• freeimage-devel website

Summary

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