How To Install mawk on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mawk on AlmaLinux 8.
What is mawk
mawk is an interpreter for the AWK programming language. The AWK language is useful for manipulation of data files, text retrieval and processing, and for prototyping and experimenting with algorithms.
We can use yum or dnf to install mawk on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install mawk.
Install mawk 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 mawk using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install mawk
Install mawk 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 mawk using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install mawk
How To Uninstall mawk on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the mawk package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove mawk
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mawk on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.