How To Install platform-devel on AlmaLinux 8

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

Introduction

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

What is platform-devel

The platform-devel package contains libraries and header files for developing applications that use platform.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install platform-devel

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

sudo yum -y install platform-devel

How To Uninstall platform-devel on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove platform-devel

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Summary

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