How To Install glibc-locale-source on CentOS 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install glibc-locale-source on CentOS 8. glibc-locale-source is The sources for the locales

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install glibc-locale-source on CentOS 8.

What is glibc-locale-source

The sources for all locales provided in the language packs. If you are building custom locales you will most likely use these sources as the basis for your new locale.

We can use yum or dnf to install glibc-locale-source on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install glibc-locale-source.

Install glibc-locale-source on CentOS 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install glibc-locale-source using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install glibc-locale-source

Install glibc-locale-source on CentOS 8 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

After updating yum database, We can install glibc-locale-source using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install glibc-locale-source

How To Uninstall glibc-locale-source on CentOS 8

To uninstall only the glibc-locale-source package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove glibc-locale-source

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install glibc-locale-source on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.