How To Install libre-devel on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install libre-devel in AlmaLinux 8. libre-devel is Development files for the re library

Introduction

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

What is libre-devel

The libre-devel package includes header files and libraries necessary for developing programs which use the re C library.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install libre-devel

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

sudo yum -y install libre-devel

How To Uninstall libre-devel on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove libre-devel

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Summary

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