How To Install gamin-devel on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install gamin-devel on Rocky Linux 8. gamin-devel is Libraries, includes, etc. to embed the Gamin library

Introduction

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

What is gamin-devel

This C library provides an API and ABI compatible file alteration monitor mechanism compatible with FAM but not dependent on a system wide daemon.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install gamin-devel

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

sudo yum -y install gamin-devel

How To Uninstall gamin-devel on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove gamin-devel

gamin-devel Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/include/fam.h
/usr/lib/libfam.so
/usr/lib/libgamin-1.so
/usr/lib/pkgconfig/gamin.pc
/usr/include/fam.h
/usr/lib64/libfam.so
/usr/lib64/libgamin-1.so
/usr/lib64/pkgconfig/gamin.pc

References

Summary

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