How To Install foomatic-db-ppds on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install foomatic-db-ppds in AlmaLinux 8. foomatic-db-ppds is PPDs from printer manufacturers

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install foomatic-db-ppds on AlmaLinux 8.

What is foomatic-db-ppds

PPDs from printer manufacturers.

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

Install foomatic-db-ppds 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 foomatic-db-ppds using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install foomatic-db-ppds

Install foomatic-db-ppds 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 foomatic-db-ppds using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install foomatic-db-ppds

How To Uninstall foomatic-db-ppds on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the foomatic-db-ppds package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove foomatic-db-ppds

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install foomatic-db-ppds on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.