How To Install dist-git on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install dist-git in AlmaLinux 8. dist-git is Package source version control system

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dist-git on AlmaLinux 8.

What is dist-git

DistGit is a Git repository specifically designed to hold RPM package sources.

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

Install dist-git 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 dist-git using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install dist-git

Install dist-git 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 dist-git using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install dist-git

How To Uninstall dist-git on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the dist-git package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove dist-git

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Summary

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