How To Install vtk-openmpi-devel on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install vtk-openmpi-devel in AlmaLinux 8. vtk-openmpi-devel is VTK header files for building C++ code with openmpi

Introduction

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

What is `vtk-openmpi-devel`

This provides the VTK header files required to compile C++ programs that use VTK to do 3D visualization. NOTE

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

Install vtk-openmpi-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 vtk-openmpi-devel using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install vtk-openmpi-devel

Install vtk-openmpi-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 vtk-openmpi-devel using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install vtk-openmpi-devel

How To Uninstall vtk-openmpi-devel on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove vtk-openmpi-devel

References

vtk-openmpi-devel website

Summary

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