How To Install platform-python-devel on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install platform-python-devel on AlmaLinux 8.
What is platform-python-devel
This package contains the header files and configuration needed to compile Python extension modules (typically written in C or C++), to embed Python into other programs, and to make binary distributions for Python libraries. It also contains the necessary macros to build RPM packages with Python modules and 2to3 tool, an automatic source converter from Python 2.X.
We can use yum or dnf to install platform-python-devel on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install platform-python-devel.
Install platform-python-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-python-devel using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install platform-python-devel
Install platform-python-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-python-devel using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install platform-python-devel
How To Uninstall platform-python-devel on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the platform-python-devel package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove platform-python-devel
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install platform-python-devel on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
