How To Install tomcat-native on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install tomcat-native on AlmaLinux 8.
What is tomcat-native
Tomcat can use the Apache Portable Runtime to provide superior scalability, performance, and better integration with native server technologies. The Apache Portable Runtime is a highly portable library that is at the heart of Apache HTTP Server 2.x. APR has many uses, including access to advanced IO functionality (such as sendfile, epoll and OpenSSL), OS level functionality (random number generation, system status, etc), and native process handling (shared memory, NT pipes and Unix sockets). This package contains the Tomcat native library which provides support for using APR in Tomcat.
We can use yum or dnf to install tomcat-native on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install tomcat-native.
Install tomcat-native 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 tomcat-native using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install tomcat-native
Install tomcat-native 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 tomcat-native using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install tomcat-native
How To Uninstall tomcat-native on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the tomcat-native package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove tomcat-native
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install tomcat-native on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.