How To Install glib2-fam on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install glib2-fam on Rocky Linux 8. glib2-fam is FAM monitoring module for GIO

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install glib2-fam on Rocky Linux 8.

What is glib2-fam

The glib2-fam package contains the FAM (File Alteration Monitor) module for GIO.

We can use yum or dnf to install glib2-fam on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install glib2-fam.

Install glib2-fam on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install glib2-fam using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install glib2-fam

Install glib2-fam on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install glib2-fam using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install glib2-fam

How To Uninstall glib2-fam on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the glib2-fam package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove glib2-fam

glib2-fam Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/75
/usr/lib/.build-id/75/d95ca2a7cc32236e1d7972aebc3676c865acbe
/usr/lib64/gio/modules/libgiofam.so

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install glib2-fam on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.