How to Install and Uninstall snappy.src Package on Oracle Linux 8

Last updated: November 24,2024

1. Install "snappy.src" package

This tutorial shows how to install snappy.src on Oracle Linux 8


    
        
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                sudo dnf update
            
                    
    
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                sudo dnf install
            
                        
                snappy.src
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "snappy.src" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall snappy.src on Oracle Linux 8:


    
        
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                sudo dnf remove
            
                        
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                sudo dnf autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the snappy.src package on Oracle Linux 8

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Available Packages
Name : snappy
Version : 1.1.8
Release : 3.el8
Architecture : src
Size : 1.1 M
Source : None
Repository : ol8_baseos_latest
Summary : Fast compression and decompression library
URL : https://github.com/google/snappy
License : BSD
Description : Snappy is a compression/decompression library. It does not aim for maximum
: compression, or compatibility with any other compression library; instead, it
: aims for very high speeds and reasonable compression. For instance, compared to
: the fastest mode of zlib, Snappy is an order of magnitude faster for most
: inputs, but the resulting compressed files are anywhere from 20% to 100%
: bigger.