How To Install pybind11-devel on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install pybind11-devel in AlmaLinux 8. pybind11-devel is Development headers for pybind11

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pybind11-devel on AlmaLinux 8.

What is pybind11-devel

pybind11 is a lightweight header-only library that exposes C++ types in Python and vice versa, mainly to create Python bindings of existing C++ code. This package contains the development headers for pybind11.

We can use yum or dnf to install pybind11-devel on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install pybind11-devel.

Install pybind11-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 pybind11-devel using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install pybind11-devel

Install pybind11-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 pybind11-devel using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install pybind11-devel

How To Uninstall pybind11-devel on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the pybind11-devel package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove pybind11-devel

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install pybind11-devel on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.