How To Install exim-mon on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install exim-mon on Rocky Linux 8. exim-mon is X11 monitor application for Exim

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install exim-mon on Rocky Linux 8.

What is exim-mon

The Exim Monitor is an optional supplement to the Exim package. It displays information about Exim’s processing in an X window, and an administrator can perform a number of control actions from the window interface.

We can use yum or dnf to install exim-mon on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install exim-mon.

Install exim-mon on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install exim-mon using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install exim-mon

Install exim-mon on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install exim-mon using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install exim-mon

How To Uninstall exim-mon on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the exim-mon package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove exim-mon

exim-mon Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/b6
/usr/lib/.build-id/b6/61c32a1153d6b68532a36c0a48fed5cd0e338d
/usr/sbin/eximon
/usr/sbin/eximon.bin

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install exim-mon on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.