How To Install gamin on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install gamin in AlmaLinux 8. gamin is Library providing the FAM File Alteration Monitor API

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gamin on AlmaLinux 8.

What is gamin

This C library provides an API and ABI compatible file alteration monitor mechanism compatible with FAM but not dependent on a system wide daemon.

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

Install gamin 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 gamin using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install gamin

Install gamin 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 gamin using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install gamin

How To Uninstall gamin on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove gamin

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Summary

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