How To Install liborcus on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install liborcus in AlmaLinux 8. liborcus is Standalone file import filter library for spreadsheet documents

Introduction

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

What is liborcus

liborcus is a standalone file import filter library for spreadsheet documents. Currently under development are ODS, XLSX and CSV import filters.

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

Install liborcus 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 liborcus using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install liborcus

Install liborcus 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 liborcus using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install liborcus

How To Uninstall liborcus on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove liborcus

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Summary

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