How To Install langpacks-ja on CentOS 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install langpacks-ja on CentOS 8. langpacks-ja is Japanese langpacks meta-package

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install langpacks-ja on CentOS 8.

What is langpacks-ja

This package provides Japanese langpacks meta-package.

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

Install langpacks-ja on CentOS 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install langpacks-ja using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install langpacks-ja

Install langpacks-ja on CentOS 8 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

After updating yum database, We can install langpacks-ja using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install langpacks-ja

How To Uninstall langpacks-ja on CentOS 8

To uninstall only the langpacks-ja package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove langpacks-ja

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install langpacks-ja on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.