How To Install libXNVCtrl on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libXNVCtrl on AlmaLinux 8.
What is libXNVCtrl
This packages contains the libXNVCtrl library from the nvidia-settings application. This library provides the NV-CONTROL API for communicating with the proprietary NVidia xorg driver. This package does not contain the nvidia-settings tool itself as that is included with the proprietary drivers themselves.
We can use yum or dnf to install libXNVCtrl on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libXNVCtrl.
Install libXNVCtrl 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 libXNVCtrl using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install libXNVCtrl
Install libXNVCtrl 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 libXNVCtrl using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install libXNVCtrl
How To Uninstall libXNVCtrl on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the libXNVCtrl package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove libXNVCtrl
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libXNVCtrl on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
