How to Install and Uninstall sparse.x86_64 Package on AlmaLinux 8

Last updated: December 28,2024

1. Install "sparse.x86_64" package

This tutorial shows how to install sparse.x86_64 on AlmaLinux 8


    
        
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                sudo dnf update
            
                    
    
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                sudo dnf install
            
                        
                sparse.x86_64
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "sparse.x86_64" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall sparse.x86_64 on AlmaLinux 8:


    
        
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                sudo dnf remove
            
                        
                sparse.x86_64
            
                    
    
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                sudo dnf autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the sparse.x86_64 package on AlmaLinux 8

Last metadata expiration check: 0:03:10 ago on Mon Sep 5 03:22:42 2022.
Available Packages
Name : sparse
Version : 0.6.4
Release : 1.el8
Architecture : x86_64
Size : 332 k
Source : sparse-0.6.4-1.el8.src.rpm
Repository : epel
Summary : A semantic parser of source files
URL : https://sparse.wiki.kernel.org
License : MIT
Description : Sparse is a semantic parser of source files: it's neither a compiler
: (although it could be used as a front-end for one) nor is it a
: preprocessor (although it contains as a part of it a preprocessing
: phase).
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: It is meant to be a small - and simple - library. Scanty and meager,
: and partly because of that easy to use. It has one mission in life:
: create a semantic parse tree for some arbitrary user for further
: analysis. It's not a tokenizer, nor is it some generic context-free
: parser. In fact, context (semantics) is what it's all about - figuring
: out not just what the grouping of tokens are, but what the _types_ are
: that the grouping implies.
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: Sparse is primarily used in the development and debugging of the Linux kernel.