How To Install elrepo-release on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install elrepo-release in AlmaLinux 8. elrepo-release is ELRepo.org Community Enterprise Linux Repository release file

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install elrepo-release on AlmaLinux 8.

What is elrepo-release

This package contains yum configuration for the ELRepo.org Community Enterprise Linux Repository, as well as the public GPG keys used to sign packages.

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

Install elrepo-release 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 elrepo-release using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install elrepo-release

Install elrepo-release 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 elrepo-release using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install elrepo-release

How To Uninstall elrepo-release on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the elrepo-release package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove elrepo-release

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Summary

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