How To Install libreport-newt on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install libreport-newt in AlmaLinux 8. libreport-newt is libreport’s newt interface

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libreport-newt on AlmaLinux 8.

What is libreport-newt

This package contains a simple newt application for reporting bugs

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

Install libreport-newt 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 libreport-newt using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libreport-newt

Install libreport-newt 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 libreport-newt using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libreport-newt

How To Uninstall libreport-newt on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the libreport-newt package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove libreport-newt

References

Summary

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