How To Install rpmlint on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install rpmlint
on AlmaLinux 8.
What is rpmlint
rpmlint is a tool for checking common errors in RPM packages. Binary and source packages as well as spec files can be checked.
We can use yum
or dnf
to install rpmlint
on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install rpmlint.
Install rpmlint 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 rpmlint
using dnf
by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install rpmlint
Install rpmlint 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 rpmlint
using yum
by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install rpmlint
How To Uninstall rpmlint on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the rpmlint
package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove rpmlint
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install rpmlint
on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.