How To Install Zim on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install Zim
on AlmaLinux 8.
What is Zim
Zim is a WYSIWYG text editor written in Python which aims to bring the concept of a wiki to your desktop. Every page is saved as a text file with wiki markup. Pages can contain links to other pages, and are saved automatically. Creating a new page is as easy as linking to a non-existing page. Pages are ordered in a hierarchical structure that gives it the look and feel of an outliner. This tool is intended to keep track of TODO lists or to serve as a personal scratch book.
We can use yum
or dnf
to install Zim
on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install Zim.
Install Zim on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf
using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install Zim
using dnf
by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install Zim
Install Zim on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum
using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install Zim
using yum
by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install Zim
How To Uninstall Zim on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the Zim
package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove Zim
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install Zim
on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.