How To Install rpm-libs on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install rpm-libs in AlmaLinux 8. rpm-libs is Libraries for manipulating RPM packages

Introduction

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

What is `rpm-libs`

This package contains the RPM shared libraries.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install rpm-libs

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

sudo yum -y install rpm-libs

How To Uninstall rpm-libs on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove rpm-libs

References

rpm-libs website

Summary

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