How To Install c-ares on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install c-ares on AlmaLinux 8.
What is c-ares
c-ares is a C library that performs DNS requests and name resolves asynchronously. c-ares is a fork of the library named ‘ares’, written by Greg Hudson at MIT.
We can use yum or dnf to install c-ares on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install c-ares.
Install c-ares 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 c-ares using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install c-ares
Install c-ares 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 c-ares using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install c-ares
How To Uninstall c-ares on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the c-ares package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove c-ares
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install c-ares on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.