How To Install libguestfs-devel on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install libguestfs-devel in AlmaLinux 8. libguestfs-devel is Development tools and libraries for libguestfs

Introduction

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

What is libguestfs-devel

libguestfs-devel contains development tools and libraries for libguestfs.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install libguestfs-devel

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

sudo yum -y install libguestfs-devel

How To Uninstall libguestfs-devel on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove libguestfs-devel

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Summary

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