How To Install fpc-src on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install fpc-src in AlmaLinux 8. fpc-src is Free Pascal Compiler - sources

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install fpc-src on AlmaLinux 8.

What is fpc-src

The fpc-src package contains the sources of Free Pascal, for documentation or automatical-code generation purposes.

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

Install fpc-src 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 fpc-src using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install fpc-src

Install fpc-src 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 fpc-src using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install fpc-src

How To Uninstall fpc-src on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the fpc-src package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove fpc-src

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Summary

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