How To Install plexus-utils on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install plexus-utils in AlmaLinux 8. plexus-utils is Plexus Common Utilities

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install plexus-utils on AlmaLinux 8.

What is plexus-utils

The Plexus project seeks to create end-to-end developer tools for writing applications. At the core is the container, which can be embedded or for a full scale application server. There are many reusable components for hibernate, form processing, jndi, i18n, velocity, etc. Plexus also includes an application server which is like a J2EE application server, without all the baggage.

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

Install plexus-utils 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 plexus-utils using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install plexus-utils

Install plexus-utils 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 plexus-utils using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install plexus-utils

How To Uninstall plexus-utils on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the plexus-utils package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove plexus-utils

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Summary

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