How To Install libsolv on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsolv on AlmaLinux 8.
What is libsolv
A free package dependency solver using a satisfiability algorithm. The library is based on two major, but independent, blocks - Using a dictionary approach to store and retrieve package and dependency information. - Using satisfiability, a well known and researched topic, for resolving package dependencies.
We can use yum or dnf to install libsolv on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libsolv.
Install libsolv 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 libsolv using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install libsolv
Install libsolv 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 libsolv using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install libsolv
How To Uninstall libsolv on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the libsolv package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove libsolv
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsolv on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.