How To Install snappy on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install snappy on AlmaLinux 8.
What is snappy
Snappy is a compression/decompression library. It does not aim for maximum compression, or compatibility with any other compression library; instead, it aims for very high speeds and reasonable compression. For instance, compared to the fastest mode of zlib, Snappy is an order of magnitude faster for most inputs, but the resulting compressed files are anywhere from 20% to 100% bigger.
We can use yum or dnf to install snappy on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install snappy.
Install snappy 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 snappy using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install snappy
Install snappy 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 snappy using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install snappy
How To Uninstall snappy on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the snappy package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove snappy
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install snappy on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
