How To Install libfdisk-devel on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfdisk-devel in AlmaLinux 8. libfdisk-devel is Partitioning library for fdisk-like programs.

Introduction

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

What is libfdisk-devel

This is development library and headers for fdisk-like programs, part of util-linux.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install libfdisk-devel

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

sudo yum -y install libfdisk-devel

How To Uninstall libfdisk-devel on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove libfdisk-devel

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Summary

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