How To Install mariadb-test on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install mariadb-test in AlmaLinux 8. mariadb-test is The test suite distributed with MariaDB

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mariadb-test on AlmaLinux 8.

What is mariadb-test

MariaDB is a multi-user, multi-threaded SQL database server. MariaDB is a community developed branch of MySQL. This package contains the regression test suite distributed with the MariaDB sources.

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

Install mariadb-test 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-test using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install mariadb-test

Install mariadb-test 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-test using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install mariadb-test

How To Uninstall mariadb-test on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the mariadb-test package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove mariadb-test

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Summary

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