How To Install mpfr-devel on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mpfr-devel on AlmaLinux 8.
What is mpfr-devel
Header files and documentation for using the MPFR multiple-precision floating-point library in applications. If you want to develop applications which will use the MPFR library, you’ll need to install the mpfr-devel package. You’ll also need to install the mpfr package.
We can use yum or dnf to install mpfr-devel on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install mpfr-devel.
Install mpfr-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 mpfr-devel using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install mpfr-devel
Install mpfr-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 mpfr-devel using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install mpfr-devel
How To Uninstall mpfr-devel on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the mpfr-devel package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove mpfr-devel
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mpfr-devel on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.