How To Install libICE on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install libICE in AlmaLinux 8. libICE is X.Org X11 ICE runtime library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libICE on AlmaLinux 8.

What is `libICE`

The X.Org X11 ICE (Inter-Client Exchange) runtime library.

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

Install libICE 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 libICE using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libICE

Install libICE 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 libICE using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libICE

How To Uninstall libICE on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the libICE package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove libICE

References

libICE website

Summary

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