How To Install soci-mysql on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install soci-mysql on AlmaLinux 8.
What is soci-mysql
This package contains the MySQL back-end for soci, i.e., dynamic library specific to the MySQL database. If you would like to use soci in your programs with MySQL, you will need to install soci-mysql.
We can use yum or dnf to install soci-mysql on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install soci-mysql.
Install soci-mysql 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 soci-mysql using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install soci-mysql
Install soci-mysql 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 soci-mysql using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install soci-mysql
How To Uninstall soci-mysql on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the soci-mysql package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove soci-mysql
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install soci-mysql on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
