How To Install kmod-devel on Rocky Linux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install kmod-devel on Rocky Linux 8.
What is kmod-devel
The kmod-devel package provides header files used for development of applications that wish to load or unload Linux kernel modules.
We can use yum or dnf to install kmod-devel on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install kmod-devel.
Install kmod-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 kmod-devel using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install kmod-devel
Install kmod-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 kmod-devel using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install kmod-devel
How To Uninstall kmod-devel on Rocky Linux 8
To uninstall only the kmod-devel package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove kmod-devel
kmod-devel Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8
/usr/include/libkmod.h
/usr/lib/libkmod.so
/usr/lib/pkgconfig/libkmod.pc
/usr/include/libkmod.h
/usr/lib64/libkmod.so
/usr/lib64/pkgconfig/libkmod.pc
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install kmod-devel on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.