How To Install librepository on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install librepository on Rocky Linux 8. librepository is Hierarchical repository abstraction layer

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install librepository on Rocky Linux 8.

What is librepository

LibRepository provides a simple abstraction layer to access bulk content that is organized in a hierarchical layer.

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

Install librepository 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 librepository using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install librepository

Install librepository 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 librepository using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install librepository

How To Uninstall librepository on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the librepository package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove librepository

librepository Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/share/doc/librepository
/usr/share/doc/librepository/ChangeLog.txt
/usr/share/doc/librepository/README.txt
/usr/share/doc/librepository/licence-LGPL.txt
/usr/share/java/librepository.jar

References

Summary

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