How To Install libscn on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install libscn in AlmaLinux 8. libscn is Library for replacing scanf and std

Introduction

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

What is libscn

scnlib is a modern C++ library for replacing scanf and std This library attempts to move us ever so closer to replacing iostreams and C stdio altogether. It’s faster than iostream (see Benchmarks) and type-safe, unlike scanf. Think {fmt} but in the other direction. This library is the reference implementation of the ISO C++ standards proposal P1729 “Text Parsing”.

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

Install libscn 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 libscn using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libscn

Install libscn 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 libscn using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libscn

How To Uninstall libscn on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove libscn

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Summary

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