How To Install pygobject2-devel on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install pygobject2-devel in AlmaLinux 8. pygobject2-devel is Development files for building add-on libraries

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pygobject2-devel on AlmaLinux 8.

What is pygobject2-devel

This package contains files required to build wrappers for pygobject2-based libraries such as pygtk2.

We can use yum or dnf to install pygobject2-devel on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install pygobject2-devel.

Install pygobject2-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 pygobject2-devel using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install pygobject2-devel

Install pygobject2-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 pygobject2-devel using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install pygobject2-devel

How To Uninstall pygobject2-devel on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the pygobject2-devel package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove pygobject2-devel

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install pygobject2-devel on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.