How To Install fastlz on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fastlz on AlmaLinux 8.
What is fastlz
FastLZ is a lossless data compression library designed for real-time compression and decompression. It favors speed over compression ratio. Decompression requires no memory. Decompression algorithm is very simple, and thus extremely fast.
We can use yum or dnf to install fastlz on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install fastlz.
Install fastlz 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 fastlz using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install fastlz
Install fastlz 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 fastlz using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install fastlz
How To Uninstall fastlz on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the fastlz package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove fastlz
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fastlz on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
