How To Install wayland-devel on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install wayland-devel in AlmaLinux 8. wayland-devel is Development files for wayland

Introduction

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

What is wayland-devel

The wayland-devel package contains libraries and header files for developing applications that use wayland.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install wayland-devel

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

sudo yum -y install wayland-devel

How To Uninstall wayland-devel on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove wayland-devel

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Summary

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