How To Install pdsh-rcmd-rsh on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install pdsh-rcmd-rsh on Rocky Linux 8. pdsh-rcmd-rsh is Provides bsd rcmd capability to pdsh

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pdsh-rcmd-rsh on Rocky Linux 8.

What is pdsh-rcmd-rsh

Pdsh module for bsd rcmd functionality. Note requires that the pdsh binary be installed setuid root.

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

Install pdsh-rcmd-rsh 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 pdsh-rcmd-rsh using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install pdsh-rcmd-rsh

Install pdsh-rcmd-rsh 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 pdsh-rcmd-rsh using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install pdsh-rcmd-rsh

How To Uninstall pdsh-rcmd-rsh on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the pdsh-rcmd-rsh package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove pdsh-rcmd-rsh

pdsh-rcmd-rsh Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/ed
/usr/lib/.build-id/ed/09713ee1adfa395774cd85aa5b819b6568e0a8
/usr/lib64/pdsh/xrcmd.so

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install pdsh-rcmd-rsh on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.