How To Install libxml2-devel on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxml2-devel in AlmaLinux 8. libxml2-devel is Libraries, includes, etc. to develop XML and HTML applications

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxml2-devel on AlmaLinux 8.

What is libxml2-devel

Libraries, include files, etc you can use to develop XML applications. This library allows to manipulate XML files. It includes support to read, modify and write XML and HTML files. There is DTDs support this includes parsing and validation even with complex DtDs, either at parse time or later once the document has been modified. The output can be a simple SAX stream or and in-memory DOM like representations. In this case one can use the built-in XPath and XPointer implementation to select sub nodes or ranges. A flexible Input/Output mechanism is available, with existing HTTP and FTP modules and combined to an URI library.

We can use yum or dnf to install libxml2-devel on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libxml2-devel.

Install libxml2-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 libxml2-devel using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libxml2-devel

Install libxml2-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 libxml2-devel using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libxml2-devel

How To Uninstall libxml2-devel on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the libxml2-devel package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove libxml2-devel

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxml2-devel on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.