How To Install libev on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libev on AlmaLinux 8.
What is libev
Libev is modeled (very loosely) after libevent and the Event Perl module, but is faster, scales better and is more correct, and also more featureful. And also smaller.
We can use yum or dnf to install libev on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libev.
Install libev 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 libev using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install libev
Install libev 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 libev using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install libev
How To Uninstall libev on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the libev package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove libev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libev on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.