How To Install qatlib-devel on CentOS 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install qatlib-devel on CentOS 8. qatlib-devel is Headers and libraries to build applications that use qatlib

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install qatlib-devel on CentOS 8.

What is qatlib-devel

This package contains headers and libraries required to build applications that use the Intel QuickAssist APIs.

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

Install qatlib-devel on CentOS 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install qatlib-devel using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install qatlib-devel

Install qatlib-devel on CentOS 8 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

After updating yum database, We can install qatlib-devel using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install qatlib-devel

How To Uninstall qatlib-devel on CentOS 8

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

sudo dnf remove qatlib-devel

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Summary

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