How To Install ocaml-srpm-macros on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install ocaml-srpm-macros in AlmaLinux 8. ocaml-srpm-macros is OCaml architecture macros

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ocaml-srpm-macros on AlmaLinux 8.

What is ocaml-srpm-macros

This package contains macros needed by RPM in order to build SRPMS. It does not pull in any other OCaml dependencies.

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

Install ocaml-srpm-macros 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 ocaml-srpm-macros using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install ocaml-srpm-macros

Install ocaml-srpm-macros 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 ocaml-srpm-macros using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install ocaml-srpm-macros

How To Uninstall ocaml-srpm-macros on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the ocaml-srpm-macros package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove ocaml-srpm-macros

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ocaml-srpm-macros on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.