How To Install weechat on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install weechat in AlmaLinux 8. weechat is Portable, fast, light and extensible IRC client

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install weechat on AlmaLinux 8.

What is weechat

WeeChat (Wee Enhanced Environment for Chat) is a portable, fast, light and extensible IRC client. Everything can be done with a keyboard. It is customizable and extensible with scripts.

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

Install weechat 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 weechat using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install weechat

Install weechat 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 weechat using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install weechat

How To Uninstall weechat on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the weechat package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove weechat

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Summary

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