How To Install clang on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install clang on AlmaLinux 8.
What is clang
clang 1. A loud, resonant, metallic sound. 2. The strident call of a crane or goose. 3. C-language family front-end toolkit. The goal of the Clang project is to create a new C, C++, Objective C and Objective C++ front-end for the LLVM compiler. Its tools are built as libraries and designed to be loosely-coupled and extensible.
We can use yum or dnf to install clang on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install clang.
Install clang 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 clang using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install clang
Install clang 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 clang using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install clang
How To Uninstall clang on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the clang package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove clang
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install clang on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
