How To Install libacl-devel on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install libacl-devel in AlmaLinux 8. libacl-devel is Files needed for building programs with libacl

Introduction

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

What is libacl-devel

This package contains header files and documentation needed to develop programs which make use of the access control list programming interface defined in POSIX 1003.1e draft standard 17.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install libacl-devel

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

sudo yum -y install libacl-devel

How To Uninstall libacl-devel on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove libacl-devel

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Summary

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