How To Install redhat-support-tool on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install redhat-support-tool on Rocky Linux 8. redhat-support-tool is Tool for console access to Red Hat subscriber services

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install redhat-support-tool on Rocky Linux 8.

What is redhat-support-tool

This package contains the Red Hat Support Tool. The Red Hat Support Tool provides console based access to Red Hat’s subscriber services. These services include, but are not limited to, console based access to knowledge-base solutions, case management, automated diagnostic services, etc.

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

Install redhat-support-tool 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 redhat-support-tool using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install redhat-support-tool

Install redhat-support-tool 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 redhat-support-tool using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install redhat-support-tool

How To Uninstall redhat-support-tool on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the redhat-support-tool package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove redhat-support-tool

redhat-support-tool Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/bin/redhat-support-tool
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/redhat_support_tool
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/redhat_support_tool/__init__.py
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References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install redhat-support-tool on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.