How To Install log4c on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install log4c on Rocky Linux 8. log4c is Library for logging application messages

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install log4c on Rocky Linux 8.

What is log4c

Log4c is a C language library for flexible logging to files, syslog and other destinations. It is modeled after the Log for Java library (log4j), staying as close to their API as is reasonable.

We can use yum or dnf to install log4c on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install log4c.

Install log4c 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 log4c using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install log4c

Install log4c 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 log4c using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install log4c

How To Uninstall log4c on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the log4c package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove log4c

log4c Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/5e
/usr/lib/.build-id/5e/e742fe8783ebf310fa4588fe100cb9b816dfc9
/usr/lib64/liblog4c.so.3
/usr/lib64/liblog4c.so.3.3.1
/usr/share/doc/log4c
/usr/share/doc/log4c/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/log4c/COPYING
/usr/share/doc/log4c/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/log4c/NEWS
/usr/share/doc/log4c/README
/usr/share/doc/log4c/log4crc.sample

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install log4c on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.