How To Install glfw on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install glfw on AlmaLinux 8.
What is glfw
GLFW is a free, Open Source, multi-platform library for OpenGL application development that provides a powerful API for handling operating system specific tasks such as opening an OpenGL window, reading keyboard, mouse, joystick and time input, creating threads, and more.
We can use yum or dnf to install glfw on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install glfw.
Install glfw 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 glfw using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install glfw
Install glfw 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 glfw using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install glfw
How To Uninstall glfw on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the glfw package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove glfw
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install glfw on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.