How To Install libinput-devel on Rocky Linux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libinput-devel on Rocky Linux 8.
What is libinput-devel
The libinput-devel package contains libraries and header files for developing applications that use libinput.
We can use yum or dnf to install libinput-devel on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libinput-devel.
Install libinput-devel on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install libinput-devel using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install libinput-devel
Install libinput-devel on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install libinput-devel using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install libinput-devel
How To Uninstall libinput-devel on Rocky Linux 8
To uninstall only the libinput-devel package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove libinput-devel
libinput-devel Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8
/usr/include/libinput.h
/usr/lib/libinput.so
/usr/lib/pkgconfig/libinput.pc
/usr/include/libinput.h
/usr/lib64/libinput.so
/usr/lib64/pkgconfig/libinput.pc
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libinput-devel on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.