How To Install libevent-devel on AlmaLinux 8

Introduction

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

What is libevent-devel

This package contains the header files and libraries for developing with libevent.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install libevent-devel

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

sudo yum -y install libevent-devel

How To Uninstall libevent-devel on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove libevent-devel

References

• libevent-devel website

Summary

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