How To Install freetype-devel on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install freetype-devel on AlmaLinux 8.
What is freetype-devel
The freetype-devel package includes the static libraries and header files for the FreeType font rendering engine. Install freetype-devel if you want to develop programs which will use FreeType.
We can use yum or dnf to install freetype-devel on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install freetype-devel.
Install freetype-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 freetype-devel using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install freetype-devel
Install freetype-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 freetype-devel using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install freetype-devel
How To Uninstall freetype-devel on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the freetype-devel package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove freetype-devel
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install freetype-devel on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
