How To Install laszip on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install laszip in AlmaLinux 8. laszip is Quickly turns bulky LAS files into compant LAZ files

Introduction

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

What is laszip

LASzip - a free product of rapidlasso GmbH - quickly turns bulky LAS files into compact LAZ files without information loss.

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

Install laszip 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 laszip using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install laszip

Install laszip 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 laszip using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install laszip

How To Uninstall laszip on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove laszip

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Summary

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