How To Install sane-backends-libs on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install sane-backends-libs on AlmaLinux 8.
What is sane-backends-libs
This package contains the SANE libraries which are needed by applications that want to access scanners.
We can use yum or dnf to install sane-backends-libs on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install sane-backends-libs.
Install sane-backends-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 sane-backends-libs using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install sane-backends-libs
Install sane-backends-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 sane-backends-libs using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install sane-backends-libs
How To Uninstall sane-backends-libs on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the sane-backends-libs package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove sane-backends-libs
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install sane-backends-libs on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.