How To Install mpfr-devel on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install mpfr-devel in AlmaLinux 8. mpfr-devel is Development files for the MPFR library

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.