How To Install lua-mpack on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install lua-mpack in AlmaLinux 8. lua-mpack is Implementation of MessagePack for Lua

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install lua-mpack on AlmaLinux 8.

What is lua-mpack

mpack is a small binary serialization/RPC library that implements both the msgpack and msgpack-rpc specifications.

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

Install lua-mpack 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 lua-mpack using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install lua-mpack

Install lua-mpack 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 lua-mpack using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install lua-mpack

How To Uninstall lua-mpack on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the lua-mpack package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove lua-mpack

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Summary

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