How To Install libtar on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtar on AlmaLinux 8.
What is libtar
libtar is a C library for manipulating tar archives. It supports both the strict POSIX tar format and many of the commonly-used GNU extensions.
We can use yum or dnf to install libtar on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libtar.
Install libtar 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 libtar using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install libtar
Install libtar 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 libtar using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install libtar
How To Uninstall libtar on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the libtar package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove libtar
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtar on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
