How To Install snapd on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install snapd on AlmaLinux 8.
What is snapd
Snappy is a modern, cross-distribution, transactional package manager designed for working with self-contained, immutable packages.
We can use yum or dnf to install snapd on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install snapd.
Install snapd 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 snapd using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install snapd
Install snapd 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 snapd using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install snapd
How To Uninstall snapd on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the snapd package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove snapd
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install snapd on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.