How To Install libxdp on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxdp in AlmaLinux 8. libxdp is XDP helper library

Introduction

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

What is libxdp

The libxdp package contains the libxdp library for managing XDP programs, used by the xdp-tools package

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

Install libxdp 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 libxdp using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libxdp

Install libxdp 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 libxdp using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libxdp

How To Uninstall libxdp on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove libxdp

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Summary

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