How To Install baobab on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install baobab on AlmaLinux 8.
What is baobab
Baobab is able to scan either specific directories or the whole filesystem, in order to give the user a graphical tree representation including each directory size or percentage in the branch. It also auto-detects in real-time any change made to your home folder as far as any mounted/unmounted device.
We can use yum or dnf to install baobab on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install baobab.
Install baobab 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 baobab using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install baobab
Install baobab 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 baobab using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install baobab
How To Uninstall baobab on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the baobab package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove baobab
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install baobab on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
