How To Install glx-utils on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install glx-utils in AlmaLinux 8. glx-utils is GLX utilities

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install glx-utils on AlmaLinux 8.

What is glx-utils

The glx-utils package provides the glxinfo and glxgears utilities.

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

Install glx-utils 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 glx-utils using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install glx-utils

Install glx-utils 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 glx-utils using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install glx-utils

How To Uninstall glx-utils on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the glx-utils package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove glx-utils

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Summary

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