How To Install popt on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install popt on AlmaLinux 8.
What is popt
Popt is a C library for parsing command line parameters. Popt was heavily influenced by the getopt() and getopt_long() functions, but it improves on them by allowing more powerful argument expansion. Popt can parse arbitrary argv[] style arrays and automatically set variables based on command line arguments. Popt allows command line arguments to be aliased via configuration files and includes utility functions for parsing arbitrary strings into argv[] arrays using shell-like rules.
We can use yum or dnf to install popt on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install popt.
Install popt 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 popt using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install popt
Install popt 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 popt using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install popt
How To Uninstall popt on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the popt package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove popt
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install popt on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
