How To Install geany-devel on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install geany-devel in AlmaLinux 8. geany-devel is Header files for building Geany plug-ins

Introduction

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

What is geany-devel

This package contains the header files and pkg-config file needed for building Geany plug-ins. You do not need to install this package to use Geany.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install geany-devel

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

sudo yum -y install geany-devel

How To Uninstall geany-devel on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove geany-devel

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Summary

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