How To Install libpfm-devel on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpfm-devel in AlmaLinux 8. libpfm-devel is Development library to encode performance events for perf_events based tools

Introduction

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

What is libpfm-devel

Development library and header files to create performance monitoring applications for the perf_events interface.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install libpfm-devel

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

sudo yum -y install libpfm-devel

How To Uninstall libpfm-devel on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove libpfm-devel

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Summary

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