How To Install mono-data on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mono-data on AlmaLinux 8.
What is mono-data
This package provides a Mono assembly to facilitate data access and manipulation with databases, LDAP compatible directory servers and/or XML data exchange. Beyond the ADO.NET, Novell.LDAP and System.DirectoryServices assemblies, it also includes a command line sql application as well as the Microsoft SQL Server and ODBC data providers.
We can use yum or dnf to install mono-data on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install mono-data.
Install mono-data 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 mono-data using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install mono-data
Install mono-data 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 mono-data using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install mono-data
How To Uninstall mono-data on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the mono-data package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove mono-data
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mono-data on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
