How To Install libasan on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install libasan in AlmaLinux 8. libasan is The Address Sanitizer runtime library

Introduction

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

What is libasan

This package contains the Address Sanitizer library which is used for -fsanitize=address instrumented programs.

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

Install libasan 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 libasan using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libasan

Install libasan 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 libasan using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libasan

How To Uninstall libasan on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove libasan

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Summary

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