How To Install lockdev-devel on Rocky Linux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lockdev-devel on Rocky Linux 8.
What is lockdev-devel
The lockdev library provides a reliable way to put an exclusive lock on devices using both FSSTND and SVr4 methods. The lockdev-devel package contains the development headers.
We can use yum or dnf to install lockdev-devel on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install lockdev-devel.
Install lockdev-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 lockdev-devel using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install lockdev-devel
Install lockdev-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 lockdev-devel using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install lockdev-devel
How To Uninstall lockdev-devel on Rocky Linux 8
To uninstall only the lockdev-devel package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove lockdev-devel
lockdev-devel Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8
/usr/include/lockdev.h
/usr/include/ttylock.h
/usr/lib/liblockdev.so
/usr/lib/pkgconfig/lockdev.pc
/usr/share/man/man3/lockdev.3.gz
/usr/include/lockdev.h
/usr/include/ttylock.h
/usr/lib64/liblockdev.so
/usr/lib64/pkgconfig/lockdev.pc
/usr/share/man/man3/lockdev.3.gz
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lockdev-devel on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.