How To Install rpm-apidocs on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install rpm-apidocs in AlmaLinux 8. rpm-apidocs is API documentation for RPM libraries

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install rpm-apidocs on AlmaLinux 8.

What is rpm-apidocs

This package contains API documentation for developing applications that will manipulate RPM packages and databases.

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

Install rpm-apidocs 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 rpm-apidocs using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install rpm-apidocs

Install rpm-apidocs 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 rpm-apidocs using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install rpm-apidocs

How To Uninstall rpm-apidocs on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the rpm-apidocs package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove rpm-apidocs

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Summary

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