How To Install librepo on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install librepo in AlmaLinux 8. librepo is Repodata downloading library

Introduction

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

What is librepo

A library providing C and Python (libcURL like) API to downloading repository metadata.

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

Install librepo 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 librepo using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install librepo

Install librepo 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 librepo using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install librepo

How To Uninstall librepo on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove librepo

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Summary

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