How To Install i2c-tools-perl on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install i2c-tools-perl on Rocky Linux 8. i2c-tools-perl is i2c tools written in Perl

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install i2c-tools-perl on Rocky Linux 8.

What is i2c-tools-perl

A collection of tools written in perl for use with i2c devices.

We can use yum or dnf to install i2c-tools-perl on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install i2c-tools-perl.

Install i2c-tools-perl 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 i2c-tools-perl using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install i2c-tools-perl

Install i2c-tools-perl 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 i2c-tools-perl using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install i2c-tools-perl

How To Uninstall i2c-tools-perl on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the i2c-tools-perl package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove i2c-tools-perl

i2c-tools-perl Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/bin/decode-dimms
/usr/bin/decode-vaio
/usr/sbin/i2c-stub-from-dump
/usr/share/doc/i2c-tools-perl
/usr/share/doc/i2c-tools-perl/README
/usr/share/man/man1/decode-dimms.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/decode-vaio.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/i2c-stub-from-dump.8.gz

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install i2c-tools-perl on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.