How To Install uuid on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install uuid on AlmaLinux 8.
What is uuid
OSSP uuid is a ISO-C and corresponding command line interface (CLI) for the generation of DCE 1.1, ISO/IEC 11578 Unique Identifier (UUID). It supports DCE 1.1 variant UUIDs of version 1 (time and node based), version 3 (name based, MD5), version 4 (random number based) and version 5 (name based, SHA-1). Additional API bindings are provided for the languages ISO-C++ Optional backward compatibility exists for the ISO-C DCE-1.1 and Perl Data
We can use yum or dnf to install uuid on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install uuid.
Install uuid 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 uuid using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install uuid
Install uuid 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 uuid using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install uuid
How To Uninstall uuid on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the uuid package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove uuid
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install uuid on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
