How To Install snap-confine on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install snap-confine in AlmaLinux 8. snap-confine is Confinement system for snap applications

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install snap-confine on AlmaLinux 8.

What is snap-confine

This package is used internally by snapd to apply confinement to the started snap applications.

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

Install snap-confine 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 snap-confine using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install snap-confine

Install snap-confine 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 snap-confine using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install snap-confine

How To Uninstall snap-confine on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the snap-confine package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove snap-confine

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Summary

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