How To Install cyrus-imapd-vzic on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install cyrus-imapd-vzic in AlmaLinux 8. cyrus-imapd-vzic is Utilities to convert timezone database files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install cyrus-imapd-vzic on AlmaLinux 8.

What is cyrus-imapd-vzic

vzic is a program to convert the Olson timezone database files into VTIMEZONE files compatible with the iCalendar specification (RFC2445). This package contains a forked version of vzic for internal use by the Cyrus IMAP server.

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

Install cyrus-imapd-vzic 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 cyrus-imapd-vzic using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install cyrus-imapd-vzic

Install cyrus-imapd-vzic 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 cyrus-imapd-vzic using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install cyrus-imapd-vzic

How To Uninstall cyrus-imapd-vzic on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the cyrus-imapd-vzic package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove cyrus-imapd-vzic

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install cyrus-imapd-vzic on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.