How To Install rhncfg-client on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install rhncfg-client on Rocky Linux 8. rhncfg-client is Spacewalk Configuration Client

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install rhncfg-client on Rocky Linux 8.

What is rhncfg-client

A command line interface to the client features of the RHN Configuration Management system.

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

Install rhncfg-client 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 rhncfg-client using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install rhncfg-client

Install rhncfg-client 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 rhncfg-client using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install rhncfg-client

How To Uninstall rhncfg-client on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the rhncfg-client package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove rhncfg-client

rhncfg-client Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/etc/sysconfig/rhn/rhncfg-client.conf
/usr/bin/rhncfg-client
/usr/share/man/man8/rhncfg-client.8.gz

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Summary

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