How To Install kim-api-devel on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install kim-api-devel on AlmaLinux 8.
What is kim-api-devel
OpenKIM is an online framework for making molecular simulations reliable, reproducible, and portable. Models conforming to the KIM application programming interface work seamlessly with major simulation codes that have adopted the KIM-API standard. This package contains the development files (headers and documentation) for the KIM-API.
We can use yum or dnf to install kim-api-devel on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install kim-api-devel.
Install kim-api-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 kim-api-devel using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install kim-api-devel
Install kim-api-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 kim-api-devel using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install kim-api-devel
How To Uninstall kim-api-devel on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the kim-api-devel package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove kim-api-devel
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install kim-api-devel on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
