How To Install iniparser on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install iniparser in AlmaLinux 8. iniparser is C library for parsing “INI-style” files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install iniparser on AlmaLinux 8.

What is iniparser

iniParser is an ANSI C library to parse “INI-style” files, often used to hold application configuration information.

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

Install iniparser 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 iniparser using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install iniparser

Install iniparser 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 iniparser using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install iniparser

How To Uninstall iniparser on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove iniparser

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install iniparser on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.