How To Install root-sql-sqlite on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install root-sql-sqlite on Rocky Linux 8. root-sql-sqlite is Sqlite client plugin for ROOT

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install root-sql-sqlite on Rocky Linux 8.

What is root-sql-sqlite

This package contains the sqlite plugin for ROOT. This plugin provides a thin client (interface) to sqlite servers. Using this client, one can obtain information from a sqlite database into the ROOT environment.

We can use yum or dnf to install root-sql-sqlite on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install root-sql-sqlite.

Install root-sql-sqlite on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install root-sql-sqlite using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install root-sql-sqlite

Install root-sql-sqlite on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install root-sql-sqlite using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install root-sql-sqlite

How To Uninstall root-sql-sqlite on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the root-sql-sqlite package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove root-sql-sqlite

root-sql-sqlite Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/include/root/TSQLiteResult.h
/usr/include/root/TSQLiteRow.h
/usr/include/root/TSQLiteServer.h
/usr/include/root/TSQLiteStatement.h
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/b0
/usr/lib/.build-id/b0/489b3a474d4ef06672f79206d2cc1d13d717d7
/usr/lib64/root/libRSQLite.rootmap
/usr/lib64/root/libRSQLite.so
/usr/lib64/root/libRSQLite.so.6.22
/usr/lib64/root/libRSQLite.so.6.22.08
/usr/lib64/root/libRSQLite_rdict.pcm
/usr/share/root/plugins/TSQLServer/P060_TSQLiteServer.C

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install root-sql-sqlite on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.