How To Install jansi on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install jansi in AlmaLinux 8. jansi is Jansi is a java library for generating and interpreting ANSI escape sequences

Introduction

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

What is jansi

Jansi is a small java library that allows you to use ANSI escape sequences in your Java console applications. It implements ANSI support on platforms which don’t support it like Windows and provides graceful degradation for when output is being sent to output devices which cannot support ANSI sequences.

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

Install jansi 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 jansi using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install jansi

Install jansi 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 jansi using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install jansi

How To Uninstall jansi on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove jansi

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Summary

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