How To Install snapd-devel on AlmaLinux 8

Introduction

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

What is snapd-devel

This package contains library source intended for building other packages which use import path with github.com/snapcore/snapd prefix.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install snapd-devel

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

sudo yum -y install snapd-devel

How To Uninstall snapd-devel on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove snapd-devel

References

• snapd-devel website

Summary

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