How To Install libgpg-error on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgpg-error in AlmaLinux 8. libgpg-error is Library for error values used by GnuPG components

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgpg-error on AlmaLinux 8.

What is libgpg-error

This is a library that defines common error values for all GnuPG components. Among these are GPG, GPGSM, GPGME, GPG-Agent, libgcrypt, pinentry, SmartCard Daemon and possibly more in the future.

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

Install libgpg-error 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 libgpg-error using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libgpg-error

Install libgpg-error 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 libgpg-error using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libgpg-error

How To Uninstall libgpg-error on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the libgpg-error package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove libgpg-error

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Summary

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