How To Install zziplib on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install zziplib in AlmaLinux 8. zziplib is Lightweight library to easily extract data from zip files

Introduction

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

What is zziplib

The zziplib library is intentionally lightweight, it offers the ability to easily extract data from files archived in a single zip file. Applications can bundle files into a single zip archive and access them. The implementation is based only on the (free) subset of compression with the zlib algorithm which is actually used by the zip/unzip tools.

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

Install zziplib 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 zziplib using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install zziplib

Install zziplib 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 zziplib using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install zziplib

How To Uninstall zziplib on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove zziplib

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Summary

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