How To Install augeas-libs on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install augeas-libs in AlmaLinux 8. augeas-libs is Libraries for augeas

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install augeas-libs on AlmaLinux 8.

What is augeas-libs

The libraries for augeas. Augeas is a library for programmatically editing configuration files. It parses configuration files into a tree structure, which it exposes through its public API. Changes made through the API are written back to the initially read files.

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

Install augeas-libs 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 augeas-libs using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install augeas-libs

Install augeas-libs 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 augeas-libs using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install augeas-libs

How To Uninstall augeas-libs on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the augeas-libs package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove augeas-libs

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Summary

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