How To Install libXft-devel on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install libXft-devel in AlmaLinux 8. libXft-devel is X.Org X11 libXft development package

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libXft-devel on AlmaLinux 8.

What is `libXft-devel`

X.Org X11 libXft development package

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

Install libXft-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 libXft-devel using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libXft-devel

Install libXft-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 libXft-devel using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libXft-devel

How To Uninstall libXft-devel on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the libXft-devel package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove libXft-devel

References

libXft-devel website

Summary

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