How To Install protobuf-compiler on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install protobuf-compiler in AlmaLinux 8. protobuf-compiler is Protocol Buffers compiler

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install protobuf-compiler on AlmaLinux 8.

What is `protobuf-compiler`

This package contains Protocol Buffers compiler for all programming languages

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

Install protobuf-compiler 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 protobuf-compiler using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install protobuf-compiler

Install protobuf-compiler 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 protobuf-compiler using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install protobuf-compiler

How To Uninstall protobuf-compiler on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the protobuf-compiler package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove protobuf-compiler

References

protobuf-compiler website

Summary

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