How To Install mariadb-embedded on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mariadb-embedded on AlmaLinux 8.
What is mariadb-embedded
MariaDB is a multi-user, multi-threaded SQL database server. This package contains a version of the MariaDB server that can be embedded into a client application instead of running as a separate process. MariaDB is a community developed branch of MySQL.
We can use yum or dnf to install mariadb-embedded on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install mariadb-embedded.
Install mariadb-embedded 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 mariadb-embedded using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install mariadb-embedded
Install mariadb-embedded 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 mariadb-embedded using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install mariadb-embedded
How To Uninstall mariadb-embedded on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the mariadb-embedded package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove mariadb-embedded
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mariadb-embedded on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
