How To Install barcode on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install barcode in AlmaLinux 8. barcode is generates barcodes from text strings

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install barcode on AlmaLinux 8.

What is barcode

Barcode is meant to solve most needs in barcode creation with a conventional printer. It can create printouts for the conventional product tagging standards as a few other formats. Ouput is generated as either Postscript or Encapsulated Postscript.

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

Install barcode 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 barcode using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install barcode

Install barcode 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 barcode using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install barcode

How To Uninstall barcode on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the barcode package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove barcode

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Summary

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