How To Install libffi-devel on AlmaLinux 8

Introduction

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

What is libffi-devel

The libffi-devel package contains libraries and header files for developing applications that use libffi.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install libffi-devel

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

sudo yum -y install libffi-devel

How To Uninstall libffi-devel on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove libffi-devel

References

• libffi-devel website

Summary

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