How To Install xz-libs on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install xz-libs in AlmaLinux 8. xz-libs is Libraries for decoding LZMA compression

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xz-libs on AlmaLinux 8.

What is `xz-libs`

Libraries for decoding files compressed with LZMA or XZ utils.

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

Install xz-libs 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 xz-libs using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install xz-libs

Install xz-libs 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 xz-libs using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install xz-libs

How To Uninstall xz-libs on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the xz-libs package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove xz-libs

References

xz-libs website

Summary

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