How To Install gnucobol on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnucobol on AlmaLinux 8.
What is gnucobol
COBOL compiler, which translates COBOL programs to C code and compiles them using GCC.
We can use yum or dnf to install gnucobol on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install gnucobol.
Install gnucobol 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 gnucobol using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install gnucobol
Install gnucobol 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 gnucobol using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install gnucobol
How To Uninstall gnucobol on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the gnucobol package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove gnucobol
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnucobol on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.