How To Install hyperscan-devel on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install hyperscan-devel on AlmaLinux 8.
What is hyperscan-devel
Hyperscan is a high-performance multiple regex matching library. It follows the regular expression syntax of the commonly-used libpcre library, but is a standalone library with its own C API. Hyperscan uses hybrid automata techniques to allow simultaneous matching of large numbers (up to tens of thousands) of regular expressions and for the matching of regular expressions across streams of data. Hyperscan is typically used in a DPI library stack. This package provides the libraries, include files and other resources needed for developing Hyperscan applications.
We can use yum or dnf to install hyperscan-devel on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install hyperscan-devel.
Install hyperscan-devel 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 hyperscan-devel using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install hyperscan-devel
Install hyperscan-devel 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 hyperscan-devel using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install hyperscan-devel
How To Uninstall hyperscan-devel on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the hyperscan-devel package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove hyperscan-devel
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install hyperscan-devel on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.