How To Install libtool on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtool on AlmaLinux 8.
What is libtool
GNU Libtool is a set of shell scripts which automatically configure UNIX and UNIX-like systems to generically build shared libraries. Libtool provides a consistent, portable interface which simplifies the process of using shared libraries. If you are developing programs which will use shared libraries, but do not use the rest of the GNU Autotools (such as GNU Autoconf and GNU Automake), you should install the libtool package. The libtool package also includes all files needed to integrate the GNU Portable Library Tool (libtool) and the GNU Libtool Dynamic Module Loader (ltdl) into a package built using the GNU Autotools (including GNU Autoconf and GNU Automake).
We can use yum or dnf to install libtool on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libtool.
Install libtool 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 libtool using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install libtool
Install libtool 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 libtool using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install libtool
How To Uninstall libtool on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the libtool package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove libtool
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtool on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.