How To Install llvm on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install llvm on AlmaLinux 8.
What is llvm
LLVM is a compiler infrastructure designed for compile-time, link-time, runtime, and idle-time optimization of programs from arbitrary programming languages. The compiler infrastructure includes mirror sets of programming tools as well as libraries with equivalent functionality.
We can use yum or dnf to install llvm on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install llvm.
Install llvm 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 llvm using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install llvm
Install llvm 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 llvm using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install llvm
How To Uninstall llvm on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the llvm package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove llvm
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install llvm on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
