How To Install libevent-devel on CentOS 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install libevent-devel on CentOS 8. libevent-devel is Development files for libevent

Introduction

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

What is libevent-devel

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

We can use yum or dnf to install libevent-devel on CentOS 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 CentOS 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install libevent-devel using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libevent-devel

Install libevent-devel on CentOS 8 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

After updating yum database, We can install libevent-devel using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libevent-devel

How To Uninstall libevent-devel on CentOS 8

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

sudo dnf remove libevent-devel

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Summary

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