How To Install rust-srpm-macros on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install rust-srpm-macros on Rocky Linux 8. rust-srpm-macros is RPM macros for building Rust source packages

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install rust-srpm-macros on Rocky Linux 8.

What is rust-srpm-macros

RPM macros for building Rust source packages.

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

Install rust-srpm-macros 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 rust-srpm-macros using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install rust-srpm-macros

Install rust-srpm-macros 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 rust-srpm-macros using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install rust-srpm-macros

How To Uninstall rust-srpm-macros on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the rust-srpm-macros package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove rust-srpm-macros

rust-srpm-macros Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/lib/rpm/macros.d/macros.rust-srpm
/usr/share/licenses/rust-srpm-macros
/usr/share/licenses/rust-srpm-macros/LICENSE

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install rust-srpm-macros on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.