How To Install libdbi on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdbi on AlmaLinux 8.
What is libdbi
libdbi implements a database-independent abstraction layer in C, similar to the DBI/DBD layer in Perl. Writing one generic set of code, programmers can leverage the power of multiple databases and multiple simultaneous database connections by using this framework. The libdbi package contains just the libdbi framework. To make use of libdbi you will also need one or more plugins from libdbi-drivers, which contains the plugins needed to interface to specific database servers.
We can use yum or dnf to install libdbi on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libdbi.
Install libdbi 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 libdbi using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install libdbi
Install libdbi 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 libdbi using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install libdbi
How To Uninstall libdbi on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the libdbi package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove libdbi
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdbi on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.