How To Install libdrm on AlmaLinux 8

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdrm on AlmaLinux 8.

What is libdrm

Direct Rendering Manager runtime library

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

Install libdrm 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 libdrm using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libdrm

Install libdrm 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 libdrm using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libdrm

How To Uninstall libdrm on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the libdrm package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove libdrm

References

• libdrm website

Summary

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