How To Install libarchive on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libarchive on AlmaLinux 8.
What is libarchive
Libarchive is a programming library that can create and read several different streaming archive formats, including most popular tar variants, several cpio formats, and both BSD and GNU ar variants. It can also write shar archives and read ISO9660 CDROM images and ZIP archives.
We can use yum or dnf to install libarchive on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libarchive.
Install libarchive 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 libarchive using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install libarchive
Install libarchive 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 libarchive using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install libarchive
How To Uninstall libarchive on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the libarchive package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove libarchive
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libarchive on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.