How To Install libzip-tools on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install libzip-tools in AlmaLinux 8. libzip-tools is Command line tools from libzip

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libzip-tools on AlmaLinux 8.

What is libzip-tools

The libzip-tools package provides command line tools split off libzip - zipcmp - zipmerge - ziptool

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

Install libzip-tools 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 libzip-tools using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libzip-tools

Install libzip-tools 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 libzip-tools using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libzip-tools

How To Uninstall libzip-tools on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the libzip-tools package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove libzip-tools

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Summary

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