How To Install libblkid-devel on AlmaLinux 8

Introduction

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

What is libblkid-devel

This is the block device identification development library and headers, part of util-linux.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install libblkid-devel

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

sudo yum -y install libblkid-devel

How To Uninstall libblkid-devel on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove libblkid-devel

References

• libblkid-devel website

Summary

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