How To Install groff-base on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install groff-base
on AlmaLinux 8.
What is groff-base
The groff-base package contains only necessary parts of groff formatting system which are required to display manual pages, and the groff’s default display device (PostScript).
We can use yum
or dnf
to install groff-base
on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install groff-base.
Install groff-base 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 groff-base
using dnf
by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install groff-base
Install groff-base 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 groff-base
using yum
by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install groff-base
How To Uninstall groff-base on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the groff-base
package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove groff-base
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install groff-base
on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.