How To Install libcmis on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcmis in AlmaLinux 8. libcmis is A C/C++ client library for CM interfaces

Introduction

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

What is libcmis

LibCMIS is a C/C++ client library for working with CM (content management) interfaces. The primary supported interface (which gave the library its name) is CMIS, which allows applications to connect to any ECM behaving as a CMIS server (Alfresco or Nuxeo are examples of open source ones). Another supported interface is Google Drive.

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

Install libcmis 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 libcmis using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libcmis

Install libcmis 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 libcmis using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libcmis

How To Uninstall libcmis on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove libcmis

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Summary

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