How To Install fmt on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install fmt on Rocky Linux 8. fmt is Small, safe and fast formatting library for C++

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install fmt on Rocky Linux 8.

What is fmt

C++ Format is an open-source formatting library for C++. It can be used as a safe alternative to printf or as a fast alternative to IOStreams.

We can use yum or dnf to install fmt on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install fmt.

Install fmt on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install fmt using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install fmt

Install fmt on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install fmt using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install fmt

How To Uninstall fmt on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the fmt package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove fmt

fmt Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/a5
/usr/lib/.build-id/a5/015ff19f3bbbdc11f1018e25bbe4a5fd6c0efe
/usr/lib64/libfmt.so.6
/usr/lib64/libfmt.so.6.2.1
/usr/share/doc/fmt
/usr/share/doc/fmt/ChangeLog.rst
/usr/share/doc/fmt/README.rst
/usr/share/licenses/fmt
/usr/share/licenses/fmt/LICENSE.rst

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install fmt on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.