How To Install chan on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install chan in AlmaLinux 8. chan is Pure C implementation of Go channels

Introduction

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

What is chan

Pure C implementation of Go channels. Unbuffered, buffered and closing channels are available.

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

Install chan 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 chan using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install chan

Install chan 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 chan using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install chan

How To Uninstall chan on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove chan

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Summary

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