How To Install xml-common on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install xml-common in AlmaLinux 8. xml-common is Common XML catalog and DTD files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xml-common on AlmaLinux 8.

What is xml-common

The xml-common is a subpackage of sgml-common which contains a collection XML catalogs that are useful for processing XML, but that don’t need to be included in main package.

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

Install xml-common 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 xml-common using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install xml-common

Install xml-common 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 xml-common using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install xml-common

How To Uninstall xml-common on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the xml-common package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove xml-common

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Summary

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