How To Install istack-commons on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install istack-commons on Rocky Linux 8. istack-commons is Common code for some Glassfish projects

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install istack-commons on Rocky Linux 8.

What is `istack-commons`

Code shared between JAXP, JAXB, SAAJ, and JAX-WS projects.

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

Install istack-commons 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 istack-commons using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install istack-commons

Install istack-commons 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 istack-commons using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install istack-commons

How To Uninstall istack-commons on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the istack-commons package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove istack-commons

istack-commons Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/share/doc/istack-commons
/usr/share/doc/istack-commons/Licence.txt
/usr/share/java/istack-commons
/usr/share/maven-metadata/istack-commons-istack-commons.xml
/usr/share/maven-poms/istack-commons
/usr/share/maven-poms/istack-commons/istack-commons.pom

References

istack-commons website

Summary

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