How To Install msgpack on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install msgpack on AlmaLinux 8.
What is msgpack
MessagePack is a binary-based efficient object serialization library. It enables to exchange structured objects between many languages like JSON. But unlike JSON, it is very fast and small.
We can use yum or dnf to install msgpack on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install msgpack.
Install msgpack 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 msgpack using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install msgpack
Install msgpack 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 msgpack using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install msgpack
How To Uninstall msgpack on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the msgpack package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove msgpack
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install msgpack on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.