How To Install tcl-xapian on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install tcl-xapian in AlmaLinux 8. tcl-xapian is Files needed for developing TCL scripts which use Xapian

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install tcl-xapian on AlmaLinux 8.

What is tcl-xapian

Xapian is an Open Source Probabilistic Information Retrieval framework. It offers a highly adaptable toolkit that allows developers to easily add advanced indexing and search facilities to applications. This package provides the files needed for developing TCL scripts which use Xapian

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

Install tcl-xapian 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 tcl-xapian using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install tcl-xapian

Install tcl-xapian 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 tcl-xapian using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install tcl-xapian

How To Uninstall tcl-xapian on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the tcl-xapian package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove tcl-xapian

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Summary

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