How To Install platform-devel on AlmaLinux 8
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.