How To Install libidn on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libidn on AlmaLinux 8.
What is libidn
GNU Libidn is an implementation of the Stringprep, Punycode and IDNA specifications defined by the IETF Internationalized Domain Names (IDN) working group, used for internationalized domain names.
We can use yum or dnf to install libidn on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libidn.
Install libidn 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 libidn using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install libidn
Install libidn 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 libidn using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install libidn
How To Uninstall libidn on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the libidn package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove libidn
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libidn on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
