How To Install swift-lang on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install swift-lang on AlmaLinux 8.
What is swift-lang
Swift is a general-purpose programming language built using a modern approach to safety, performance, and software design patterns. The goal of the Swift project is to create the best available language for uses ranging from systems programming, to mobile and desktop apps, scaling up to cloud services. Most importantly, Swift is designed to make writing and maintaining correct programs easier for the developer.
We can use yum or dnf to install swift-lang on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install swift-lang.
Install swift-lang 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 swift-lang using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install swift-lang
Install swift-lang 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 swift-lang using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install swift-lang
How To Uninstall swift-lang on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the swift-lang package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove swift-lang
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install swift-lang on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.