How To Install xmlstarlet on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install xmlstarlet in AlmaLinux 8. xmlstarlet is Command Line XML Toolkit

Introduction

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

What is xmlstarlet

XMLStarlet is a set of command line utilities which can be used to transform, query, validate, and edit XML documents and files using simple set of shell commands in similar way it is done for plain text files using UNIX grep, sed, awk, diff, patch, join, etc commands.

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

Install xmlstarlet 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 xmlstarlet using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install xmlstarlet

Install xmlstarlet 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 xmlstarlet using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install xmlstarlet

How To Uninstall xmlstarlet on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove xmlstarlet

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Summary

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