How To Install avahi-libs on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install avahi-libs in AlmaLinux 8. avahi-libs is Libraries for avahi run-time use

Introduction

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

What is avahi-libs

The avahi-libs package contains the libraries needed to run programs that use avahi.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install avahi-libs

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

sudo yum -y install avahi-libs

How To Uninstall avahi-libs on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove avahi-libs

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Summary

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