How To Install brltty on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install brltty on AlmaLinux 8.
What is brltty
BRLTTY is a background process (daemon) which provides access to the Linux/Unix console (when in text mode) for a blind person using a refreshable braille display. It drives the braille display and provides complete screen review functionality.
We can use yum or dnf to install brltty on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install brltty.
Install brltty 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 brltty using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install brltty
Install brltty 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 brltty using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install brltty
How To Uninstall brltty on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the brltty package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove brltty
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install brltty on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
