How To Install libXrender-devel on AlmaLinux 8

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

Introduction

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

What is `libXrender-devel`

X.Org X11 libXrender development package

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

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

sudo dnf -y install libXrender-devel

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

sudo yum -y install libXrender-devel

How To Uninstall libXrender-devel on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove libXrender-devel

References

libXrender-devel website

Summary

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