How To Install pixman-devel on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install pixman-devel in AlmaLinux 8. pixman-devel is Pixel manipulation library development package

Introduction

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

What is `pixman-devel`

Development library for pixman.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install pixman-devel

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

sudo yum -y install pixman-devel

How To Uninstall pixman-devel on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove pixman-devel

References

pixman-devel website

Summary

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