How To Install authselect-libs on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install authselect-libs in AlmaLinux 8. authselect-libs is Utility library used by the authselect tool

Introduction

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

What is authselect-libs

Common library files for authselect. This package is used by the authselect command line tool and any other potential front-ends.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install authselect-libs

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

sudo yum -y install authselect-libs

How To Uninstall authselect-libs on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove authselect-libs

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Summary

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