How To Install libspatialite on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install libspatialite in AlmaLinux 8. libspatialite is Enables SQLite to support spatial data

Introduction

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

What is libspatialite

SpatiaLite is a a library extending the basic SQLite core in order to get a full fledged Spatial DBMS, really simple and lightweight, but mostly OGC-SFS compliant.

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

Install libspatialite 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 libspatialite using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libspatialite

Install libspatialite 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 libspatialite using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libspatialite

How To Uninstall libspatialite on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove libspatialite

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Summary

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