How To Install debconf-doc on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install debconf-doc in AlmaLinux 8. debconf-doc is Debconf documentation

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install debconf-doc on AlmaLinux 8.

What is debconf-doc

This package contains lots of additional documentation for Debconf, including the debconf user’s guide, documentation about using different backend databases via the /etc/debconf.conf file, and a developer’s guide to debconf.

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

Install debconf-doc 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 debconf-doc using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install debconf-doc

Install debconf-doc 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 debconf-doc using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install debconf-doc

How To Uninstall debconf-doc on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the debconf-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove debconf-doc

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Summary

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