How To Install libgs on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgs in AlmaLinux 8. libgs is Library providing Ghostcript’s core functionality

Introduction

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

What is libgs

This library provides Ghostscript’s core functionality, based on Ghostscript’s API, which is useful for many packages that are build on top of Ghostscript.

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

Install libgs 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 libgs using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libgs

Install libgs 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 libgs using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libgs

How To Uninstall libgs on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove libgs

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Summary

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