How To Install capnproto on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install capnproto on Rocky Linux 8. capnproto is A data interchange format and capability-based RPC system

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install capnproto on Rocky Linux 8.

What is `capnproto`

Cap’n Proto is an insanely fast data interchange format and capability-based RPC system. Think JSON, except binary. Or think Protocol Buffers, except faster. In fact, in benchmarks, Cap’n Proto is INFINITY TIMES faster than Protocol Buffers. This package contains the schema compiler and command-line encoder/decoder tools.

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

Install capnproto on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install capnproto using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install capnproto

Install capnproto on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install capnproto using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install capnproto

How To Uninstall capnproto on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove capnproto

capnproto Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/bin/capnp
/usr/bin/capnpc
/usr/bin/capnpc-c++
/usr/bin/capnpc-capnp
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/83
/usr/lib/.build-id/83/15b724432c14aaba0ede3f1b6102d2590710f9
/usr/lib/.build-id/8e
/usr/lib/.build-id/8e/069eb2e99648851dd6355e52e32620eed42bea
/usr/lib/.build-id/a7
/usr/lib/.build-id/a7/9b7aaabff0d22a9ff59f424cc9a7a95443706f

References

capnproto website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install capnproto on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.