How To Install libsmi on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsmi on AlmaLinux 8.
What is libsmi
Libsmi is a C library to access MIB module information through a well defined API that hides the nasty details of locating and parsing SMIv1/v2 MIB modules. This package contains tools to check, dump, and convert MIB definitions and a steadily maintained and revised archive of all IETF and IANA maintained standard MIB modules.
We can use yum or dnf to install libsmi on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libsmi.
Install libsmi 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 libsmi using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install libsmi
Install libsmi 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 libsmi using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install libsmi
How To Uninstall libsmi on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the libsmi package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove libsmi
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsmi on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
