How To Install ncurses-devel on AlmaLinux 8

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

Introduction

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

What is ncurses-devel

The header files and libraries for developing applications that use the ncurses terminal handling library. Install the ncurses-devel package if you want to develop applications which will use ncurses.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install ncurses-devel

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

sudo yum -y install ncurses-devel

How To Uninstall ncurses-devel on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove ncurses-devel

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Summary

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