How To Install gjs on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gjs on AlmaLinux 8.
What is gjs
Gjs allows using GNOME libraries from Javascript. It’s based on the Spidermonkey Javascript engine from Mozilla and the GObject introspection framework.
We can use yum or dnf to install gjs on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install gjs.
Install gjs 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 gjs using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install gjs
Install gjs 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 gjs using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install gjs
How To Uninstall gjs on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the gjs package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove gjs
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gjs on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.