How To Install sane-backends-devel on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install sane-backends-devel in AlmaLinux 8. sane-backends-devel is SANE development toolkit

Introduction

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

What is sane-backends-devel

This package contains libraries and header files for writing Scanner Access Now Easy (SANE) modules.

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

Install sane-backends-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 sane-backends-devel using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install sane-backends-devel

Install sane-backends-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 sane-backends-devel using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install sane-backends-devel

How To Uninstall sane-backends-devel on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove sane-backends-devel

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Summary

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