How To Install libx86-devel on Rocky Linux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libx86-devel on Rocky Linux 8.
What is libx86-devel
This package contains the static library and header file necessary for development of programs that will use libx86 to make real-mode x86 calls.
We can use yum or dnf to install libx86-devel on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libx86-devel.
Install libx86-devel on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install libx86-devel using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install libx86-devel
Install libx86-devel on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install libx86-devel using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install libx86-devel
How To Uninstall libx86-devel on Rocky Linux 8
To uninstall only the libx86-devel package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove libx86-devel
libx86-devel Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8
/usr/include/libx86.h
/usr/lib64/libx86.so
/usr/lib64/pkgconfig/x86.pc
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libx86-devel on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.