How To Install libuuid on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libuuid on AlmaLinux 8.
What is libuuid
This is the universally unique ID library, part of util-linux. The libuuid library generates and parses 128-bit universally unique id’s (UUID’s). A UUID is an identifier that is unique across both space and time, with respect to the space of all UUIDs. A UUID can be used for multiple purposes, from tagging objects with an extremely short lifetime, to reliably identifying very persistent objects across a network. See also the “uuid” package, which is a separate implementation.
We can use yum or dnf to install libuuid on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libuuid.
Install libuuid 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 libuuid using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install libuuid
Install libuuid 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 libuuid using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install libuuid
How To Uninstall libuuid on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the libuuid package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove libuuid
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libuuid on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.