How To Install autogen-libopts on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install autogen-libopts in AlmaLinux 8. autogen-libopts is Automated option processing library based on autogen

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install autogen-libopts on AlmaLinux 8.

What is autogen-libopts

Libopts is very powerful command line option parser consisting of a set of AutoGen templates and a run time library that nearly eliminates the hassle of parsing and documenting command line options.

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

Install autogen-libopts 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 autogen-libopts using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install autogen-libopts

Install autogen-libopts 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 autogen-libopts using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install autogen-libopts

How To Uninstall autogen-libopts on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the autogen-libopts package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove autogen-libopts

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Summary

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