How to Install and Uninstall libgpiod.x86_64 Package on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (RHEL 8)

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "libgpiod.x86_64" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install libgpiod.x86_64 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (RHEL 8)


    
        
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                sudo dnf install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "libgpiod.x86_64" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall libgpiod.x86_64 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (RHEL 8):


    
        
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                sudo dnf remove
            
                        
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                sudo dnf autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libgpiod.x86_64 package on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (RHEL 8)

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Available Packages
Name : libgpiod
Version : 1.4.3
Release : 1.el8
Architecture : x86_64
Size : 33 k
Source : libgpiod-1.4.3-1.el8.src.rpm
Repository : epel
Summary : C library and tools for interacting with linux GPIO char device
URL : https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/libs/libgpiod/libgpiod.git/
License : LGPLv2+
Description : libgpiod is a C library and tools for interacting with the linux GPIO character
: device (gpiod stands for GPIO device) The new character device interface
: guarantees all allocated resources are freed after closing the device file
: descriptor and adds several new features that are not present in the obsolete
: sysfs interface (like event polling, setting/reading multiple values at once or
: open-source and open-drain GPIOs).