How to Install and Uninstall libuuid.x86_64 Package on Rocky Linux 8

Last updated: November 14,2024

1. Install "libuuid.x86_64" package

This is a short guide on how to install libuuid.x86_64 on Rocky Linux 8


    
        
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                sudo dnf install
            
                        
                libuuid.x86_64
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libuuid.x86_64" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall libuuid.x86_64 on Rocky Linux 8:


    
        
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                sudo dnf remove
            
                        
                libuuid.x86_64
            
                    
    
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                sudo dnf autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libuuid.x86_64 package on Rocky Linux 8

Last metadata expiration check: 0:45:08 ago on Mon Sep 12 10:27:18 2022.
Installed Packages
Name : libuuid
Version : 2.32.1
Release : 35.el8
Architecture : x86_64
Size : 34 k
Source : util-linux-2.32.1-35.el8.src.rpm
Repository : @System
Summary : Universally unique ID library
URL : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Util-linux
License : BSD
Description : This is the universally unique ID library, part of util-linux.
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: The libuuid library generates and parses 128-bit universally unique
: id's (UUID's). A UUID is an identifier that is unique across both
: space and time, with respect to the space of all UUIDs. A UUID can
: be used for multiple purposes, from tagging objects with an extremely
: short lifetime, to reliably identifying very persistent objects
: across a network.
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: See also the "uuid" package, which is a separate implementation.