How To Install ctpl on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install ctpl in AlmaLinux 8. ctpl is Template library and engine written in C

Introduction

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

What is ctpl

CTPL is a template library written in C. It allows fast and easy parsing of templates from many sources (including in-memory data and local and remote streaming, thanks to GIO) and fine control over template parsing environment. CTPL has following features * It is a library, then it can be easily used from programs * Separated lexer and parser * It is written in portable C * Simple syntax * Fast and strict parsing * Possible in-memory parsing, allowing non-file data parsing and avoiding I/O-latency, through GIO’s GMemoryInputStream and GMemoryOutputStream

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

Install ctpl 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 ctpl using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install ctpl

Install ctpl 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 ctpl using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install ctpl

How To Uninstall ctpl on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove ctpl

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Summary

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