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

Last updated: January 10,2025

1. Install "glibc-devel.x86_64" package

This tutorial shows how to install glibc-devel.x86_64 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (RHEL 8)


    
        
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                sudo dnf update
            
                    
    
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                sudo dnf install
            
                        
                glibc-devel.x86_64
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "glibc-devel.x86_64" package

Please follow the steps below to uninstall glibc-devel.x86_64 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (RHEL 8):


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

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Available Packages
Name : glibc-devel
Version : 2.28
Release : 236.el8_9.12
Architecture : x86_64
Size : 86 k
Source : glibc-2.28-236.el8_9.12.src.rpm
Repository : ubi-8-baseos-rpms
Summary : Object files for development using standard C libraries.
URL : http://www.gnu.org/software/glibc/
License : LGPLv2+ and LGPLv2+ with exceptions and GPLv2+ and GPLv2+ with exceptions and BSD and Inner-Net and ISC and Public Domain and GFDL
Description : The glibc-devel package contains the object files necessary
: for developing programs which use the standard C libraries (which are
: used by nearly all programs). If you are developing programs which
: will use the standard C libraries, your system needs to have these
: standard object files available in order to create the
: executables.
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: Install glibc-devel if you are going to develop programs which will
: use the standard C libraries.