How To Install mono-data-oracle on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install mono-data-oracle on Rocky Linux 8. mono-data-oracle is Oracle database connectivity for Mono

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mono-data-oracle on Rocky Linux 8.

What is mono-data-oracle

This package contains the ADO.NET Data provider for the Oracle database.

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

Install mono-data-oracle 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 mono-data-oracle using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install mono-data-oracle

Install mono-data-oracle 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 mono-data-oracle using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install mono-data-oracle

How To Uninstall mono-data-oracle on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the mono-data-oracle package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove mono-data-oracle

mono-data-oracle Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/lib/mono/4.5/System.Data.OracleClient.dll
/usr/lib/mono/gac/System.Data.OracleClient
/usr/lib/mono/gac/System.Data.OracleClient/4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089
/usr/lib/mono/gac/System.Data.OracleClient/4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Data.OracleClient.dll
/usr/lib/mono/gac/System.Data.OracleClient/4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Data.OracleClient.dll.mdb

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install mono-data-oracle on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.