How To Install libwayland-egl on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwayland-egl in AlmaLinux 8. libwayland-egl is Wayland egl library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwayland-egl on AlmaLinux 8.

What is `libwayland-egl`

Wayland egl library

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

Install libwayland-egl 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 libwayland-egl using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libwayland-egl

Install libwayland-egl 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 libwayland-egl using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libwayland-egl

How To Uninstall libwayland-egl on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the libwayland-egl package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove libwayland-egl

References

libwayland-egl website

Summary

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