How To Install libb64-tools on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install libb64-tools in AlmaLinux 8. libb64-tools is libb64-b64 binary provided by libb64

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libb64-tools on AlmaLinux 8.

What is libb64-tools

This package provides the libb64-b64 binary tool for encoding to and decoding from the Base64 scheme. Please install the libb64-devel package to develop software using libb64.

We can use yum or dnf to install libb64-tools on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libb64-tools.

Install libb64-tools 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 libb64-tools using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libb64-tools

Install libb64-tools 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 libb64-tools using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libb64-tools

How To Uninstall libb64-tools on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the libb64-tools package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove libb64-tools

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libb64-tools on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.