How To Install rpminspect-data-generic on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install rpminspect-data-generic on AlmaLinux 8.
What is rpminspect-data-generic
The rpminspect-data-generic package is meant as a template to build your product’s own data file. The files in it contain product-specific information. The files in this package explain how to construct the control files.
We can use yum or dnf to install rpminspect-data-generic on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install rpminspect-data-generic.
Install rpminspect-data-generic 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 rpminspect-data-generic using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install rpminspect-data-generic
Install rpminspect-data-generic 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 rpminspect-data-generic using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install rpminspect-data-generic
How To Uninstall rpminspect-data-generic on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the rpminspect-data-generic package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove rpminspect-data-generic
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install rpminspect-data-generic on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.