How To Install make on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install make on AlmaLinux 8.
What is make
A GNU tool for controlling the generation of executables and other non-source files of a program from the program’s source files. Make allows users to build and install packages without any significant knowledge about the details of the build process. The details about how the program should be built are provided for make in the program’s makefile.
We can use yum or dnf to install make on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install make.
Install make 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 make using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install make
Install make 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 make using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install make
How To Uninstall make on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the make package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove make
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install make on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
