How To Install libfdisk on AlmaLinux 8

Introduction

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

What is libfdisk

This is library for fdisk-like programs, part of util-linux.

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

Install libfdisk 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 libfdisk using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libfdisk

Install libfdisk 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 libfdisk using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libfdisk

How To Uninstall libfdisk on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove libfdisk

References

• libfdisk website

Summary

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