How To Install libc-client on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install libc-client on Rocky Linux 8. libc-client is UW C-client mail library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libc-client on Rocky Linux 8.

What is libc-client

Provides a common API for accessing mailboxes.

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

Install libc-client 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 libc-client using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libc-client

Install libc-client 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 libc-client using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libc-client

How To Uninstall libc-client on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the libc-client package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove libc-client

libc-client Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/etc/c-client.cf
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/8f
/usr/lib/.build-id/8f/40fdd79125e5abf25a0e8e70d0103b66b9cfe3
/usr/lib64/libc-client.so.2007
/usr/share/doc/libc-client
/usr/share/doc/libc-client/FAQ.txt
/usr/share/doc/libc-client/IPv6.txt
/usr/share/doc/libc-client/LICENSE.txt
/usr/share/doc/libc-client/NOTICE
/usr/share/doc/libc-client/RELNOTES
/usr/share/doc/libc-client/SUPPORT
/usr/share/doc/libc-client/bugs.txt
/usr/share/doc/libc-client/calendar.txt
/usr/share/doc/libc-client/commndmt.txt
/usr/share/doc/libc-client/drivers.txt
/usr/share/doc/libc-client/formats.txt
/usr/share/doc/libc-client/imaprc.txt
/usr/share/doc/libc-client/internal.txt
/usr/share/doc/libc-client/locking.txt
/usr/share/doc/libc-client/md5.txt
/usr/share/doc/libc-client/mixfmt.txt
/usr/share/doc/libc-client/naming.txt

References

Summary

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