How To Install libva-devel on AlmaLinux 8

Introduction

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

What is libva-devel

The libva-devel package contains libraries and header files for developing applications that use libva.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install libva-devel

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

sudo yum -y install libva-devel

How To Uninstall libva-devel on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove libva-devel

References

• libva-devel website

Summary

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