How To Install openjdk-asmtools on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install openjdk-asmtools on Rocky Linux 8. openjdk-asmtools is To develop tools create proper & improper Java ‘.class’ files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install openjdk-asmtools on Rocky Linux 8.

What is openjdk-asmtools

AsmTools helps develop tools to create proper and improper Java ‘.class’ files. Aids various Java .class based testing and OpenJDK development applications. Asmtools supports latest class file formats, in lock-step with JDK development. AsmTools consist of a set of (Java class file) assembler/dis-assemblers Jasm/Jdis An assembler language to provide Java-like declaration of member signatures, providing Java VM specification compliant mnemonics for byte-code instructions. JCod/JDec An assembler language to provide byte-code containers of class-file constructs.

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

Install openjdk-asmtools 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 openjdk-asmtools using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install openjdk-asmtools

Install openjdk-asmtools 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 openjdk-asmtools using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install openjdk-asmtools

How To Uninstall openjdk-asmtools on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the openjdk-asmtools package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove openjdk-asmtools

openjdk-asmtools Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/bin/openjdk-asmtools
/usr/bin/openjdk-asmtools-jasm
/usr/bin/openjdk-asmtools-jcdec
/usr/bin/openjdk-asmtools-jcoder
/usr/bin/openjdk-asmtools-jdec
/usr/bin/openjdk-asmtools-jdis
/usr/share/doc/openjdk-asmtools
/usr/share/doc/openjdk-asmtools/README.md
/usr/share/java/openjdk-asmtools
/usr/share/java/openjdk-asmtools/asmtools-core.jar
/usr/share/licenses/openjdk-asmtools
/usr/share/licenses/openjdk-asmtools/LICENSE
/usr/share/man/man1/openjdk-asmtools.1.gz
/usr/share/maven-metadata/openjdk-asmtools.xml
/usr/share/maven-poms/openjdk-asmtools
/usr/share/maven-poms/openjdk-asmtools/asmtools-core.pom

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Summary

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