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

Last updated: January 16,2025

1. Install "libevent.x86_64" package

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


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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall libevent.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 libevent.x86_64 package on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (RHEL 8)

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Available Packages
Name : libevent
Version : 2.1.8
Release : 5.el8
Architecture : x86_64
Size : 253 k
Source : libevent-2.1.8-5.el8.src.rpm
Repository : ubi-8-baseos-rpms
Summary : Abstract asynchronous event notification library
URL : http://libevent.org/
License : BSD and ISC
Description : The libevent API provides a mechanism to execute a callback function
: when a specific event occurs on a file descriptor or after a timeout
: has been reached. libevent is meant to replace the asynchronous event
: loop found in event driven network servers. An application just needs
: to call event_dispatch() and can then add or remove events dynamically
: without having to change the event loop.