How To Install lz4-devel on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install lz4-devel in AlmaLinux 8. lz4-devel is Development files for lz4

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install lz4-devel on AlmaLinux 8.

What is lz4-devel

This package contains the header(.h) and library(.so) files required to build applications using liblz4 library.

We can use yum or dnf to install lz4-devel on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install lz4-devel.

Install lz4-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 lz4-devel using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install lz4-devel

Install lz4-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 lz4-devel using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install lz4-devel

How To Uninstall lz4-devel on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the lz4-devel package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove lz4-devel

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install lz4-devel on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.