How To Install gdal-libs on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install gdal-libs in AlmaLinux 8. gdal-libs is GDAL file format library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gdal-libs on AlmaLinux 8.

What is `gdal-libs`

This package contains the GDAL file format library.

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

Install gdal-libs 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 gdal-libs using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install gdal-libs

Install gdal-libs 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 gdal-libs using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install gdal-libs

How To Uninstall gdal-libs on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the gdal-libs package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove gdal-libs

References

gdal-libs website

Summary

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