How To Install elfutils-debuginfod on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install elfutils-debuginfod on AlmaLinux 8.
What is elfutils-debuginfod
The elfutils-debuginfod package contains the debuginfod binary and control files for a service that can provide ELF/DWARF files to remote clients, based on build-id identification. The ELF/DWARF file searching functions in libdwfl can query such servers to download those files on demand.
We can use yum or dnf to install elfutils-debuginfod on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install elfutils-debuginfod.
Install elfutils-debuginfod 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 elfutils-debuginfod using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install elfutils-debuginfod
Install elfutils-debuginfod 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 elfutils-debuginfod using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install elfutils-debuginfod
How To Uninstall elfutils-debuginfod on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the elfutils-debuginfod package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove elfutils-debuginfod
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install elfutils-debuginfod on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.