How To Install OpenIPMI on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install OpenIPMI on AlmaLinux 8.
What is OpenIPMI
The Open IPMI project aims to develop an open code base to allow access to platform information using Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI). This package contains the tools of the OpenIPMI project.
We can use yum or dnf to install OpenIPMI on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install OpenIPMI.
Install OpenIPMI on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install OpenIPMI using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install OpenIPMI
Install OpenIPMI on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install OpenIPMI using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install OpenIPMI
How To Uninstall OpenIPMI on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the OpenIPMI package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove OpenIPMI
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install OpenIPMI on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
