How To Install orc on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install orc in AlmaLinux 8. orc is The Oil Run-time Compiler

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install orc on AlmaLinux 8.

What is orc

Orc is a library and set of tools for compiling and executing very simple programs that operate on arrays of data. The “language” is a generic assembly language that represents many of the features available in SIMD architectures, including saturated addition and subtraction, and many arithmetic operations.

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

Install orc 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 orc using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install orc

Install orc 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 orc using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install orc

How To Uninstall orc on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the orc package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove orc

References

Summary

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