How To Install gpsbabel on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install gpsbabel on Rocky Linux 8. gpsbabel is A tool to convert between various formats used by GPS devices

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gpsbabel on Rocky Linux 8.

What is `gpsbabel`

Converts GPS waypoint, route, and track data from one format type to another.

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

Install gpsbabel on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install gpsbabel using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install gpsbabel

Install gpsbabel on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install gpsbabel using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install gpsbabel

How To Uninstall gpsbabel on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove gpsbabel

gpsbabel Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/bin/gpsbabel
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/d0
/usr/lib/.build-id/d0/d271dde6d4f66d9ca01f07ead76e8ddf3b2c58
/usr/share/doc/gpsbabel
/usr/share/doc/gpsbabel/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/gpsbabel/README.contrib
/usr/share/doc/gpsbabel/README.igc
/usr/share/doc/gpsbabel/README.mapconverter
/usr/share/doc/gpsbabel/README.md
/usr/share/doc/gpsbabel/README.xmapwpt
/usr/share/doc/gpsbabel/gpsbabel.html
/usr/share/doc/gpsbabel/gpsbabel.org-style3.css
/usr/share/licenses/gpsbabel
/usr/share/licenses/gpsbabel/COPYING

References

gpsbabel website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gpsbabel on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.