How To Install nickle-devel on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install nickle-devel in AlmaLinux 8. nickle-devel is Include files for Nickle

Introduction

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

What is nickle-devel

Include files for Nickle, used for building external FFI (foreign function interface) libraries (e.g. the Cairo interface for Nickle).

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

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

sudo dnf -y install nickle-devel

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

sudo yum -y install nickle-devel

How To Uninstall nickle-devel on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove nickle-devel

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Summary

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