How To Install libwebsockets on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libwebsockets on AlmaLinux 8.
What is libwebsockets
This is the libwebsockets C library for lightweight websocket clients and servers.
We can use yum or dnf to install libwebsockets on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libwebsockets.
Install libwebsockets 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 libwebsockets using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install libwebsockets
Install libwebsockets 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 libwebsockets using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install libwebsockets
How To Uninstall libwebsockets on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the libwebsockets package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove libwebsockets
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libwebsockets on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
