How To Install libevdev on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libevdev on AlmaLinux 8.
What is libevdev
libevdev is a library to wrap kernel evdev devices and provide a proper API to interact with those devices.
We can use yum or dnf to install libevdev on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libevdev.
Install libevdev 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 libevdev using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install libevdev
Install libevdev 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 libevdev using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install libevdev
How To Uninstall libevdev on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the libevdev package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove libevdev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libevdev on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
