How To Install apr-util on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install apr-util in AlmaLinux 8. apr-util is Apache Portable Runtime Utility library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install apr-util on AlmaLinux 8.

What is apr-util

The mission of the Apache Portable Runtime (APR) is to provide a free library of C data structures and routines. This library contains additional utility interfaces for APR; including support for XML, LDAP, database interfaces, URI parsing and more.

We can use yum or dnf to install apr-util on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install apr-util.

Install apr-util 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 apr-util using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install apr-util

Install apr-util 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 apr-util using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install apr-util

How To Uninstall apr-util on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the apr-util package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove apr-util

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install apr-util on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.