How To Install xz-lzma-compat on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install xz-lzma-compat on Rocky Linux 8. xz-lzma-compat is Older LZMA format compatibility binaries

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xz-lzma-compat on Rocky Linux 8.

What is xz-lzma-compat

The lzma-compat package contains compatibility links for older commands that deal with the older LZMA format.

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

Install xz-lzma-compat 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 xz-lzma-compat using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install xz-lzma-compat

Install xz-lzma-compat 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 xz-lzma-compat using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install xz-lzma-compat

How To Uninstall xz-lzma-compat on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the xz-lzma-compat package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove xz-lzma-compat

xz-lzma-compat Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/bin/lzcat
/usr/bin/lzcmp
/usr/bin/lzdiff
/usr/bin/lzegrep
/usr/bin/lzfgrep
/usr/bin/lzgrep
/usr/bin/lzless
/usr/bin/lzma
/usr/bin/lzmadec
/usr/bin/lzmainfo
/usr/bin/lzmore
/usr/bin/unlzma
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/08
/usr/lib/.build-id/08/102be4071486bac080b98fcec8410c66f2211e
/usr/lib/.build-id/60
/usr/lib/.build-id/60/d69c3921d1dc621dff3d2f8c99817dbcd4813c
/usr/share/man/man1/lzcat.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/lzcmp.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/lzdiff.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/lzegrep.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/lzfgrep.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/lzgrep.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/lzless.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/lzma.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/lzmadec.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/lzmainfo.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/lzmore.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/unlzma.1.gz

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install xz-lzma-compat on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.