How To Install libotr on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libotr on AlmaLinux 8.
What is libotr
Off-the-Record Messaging Library and Toolkit This is a library and toolkit which implements Off-the-Record (OTR) Messaging. OTR allows you to have private conversations over IM by providing Encryption, Authentication, Deniability and Perfect forward secrecy.
We can use yum or dnf to install libotr on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libotr.
Install libotr 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 libotr using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install libotr
Install libotr 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 libotr using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install libotr
How To Uninstall libotr on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the libotr package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove libotr
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libotr on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
