How To Install ragel on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ragel on AlmaLinux 8.
What is ragel
Ragel compiles executable finite state machines from regular languages. Ragel targets C, C++ and ASM. Ragel state machines can not only recognize byte sequences as regular expression machines do, but can also execute code at arbitrary points in the recognition of a regular language. Code embedding is done using inline operators that do not disrupt the regular language syntax.
We can use yum or dnf to install ragel on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install ragel.
Install ragel 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 ragel using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install ragel
Install ragel 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 ragel using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install ragel
How To Uninstall ragel on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the ragel package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove ragel
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ragel on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.