How To Install xorg-x11-server-devel on CentOS 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xorg-x11-server-devel on CentOS 8.
What is xorg-x11-server-devel
The SDK package provides the developmental files which are necessary for developing X server driver modules, and for compiling driver modules outside of the standard X11 source code tree. Developers writing video drivers, input drivers, or other X modules should install this package. The SDK package provides the developmental files which are necessary for developing X server driver modules, and for compiling driver modules outside of the standard X11 source code tree. Developers writing video drivers, input drivers, or other X modules should install this package.
We can use yum or dnf to install xorg-x11-server-devel on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install xorg-x11-server-devel.
Install xorg-x11-server-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 xorg-x11-server-devel using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install xorg-x11-server-devel
Install xorg-x11-server-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 xorg-x11-server-devel using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install xorg-x11-server-devel
How To Uninstall xorg-x11-server-devel on CentOS 8
To uninstall only the xorg-x11-server-devel package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove xorg-x11-server-devel
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xorg-x11-server-devel on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.