How To Install OpenIPMI-perl on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install OpenIPMI-perl in AlmaLinux 8. OpenIPMI-perl is IPMI Perl language bindings

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install OpenIPMI-perl on AlmaLinux 8.

What is OpenIPMI-perl

The OpenIPMI-perl package contains the Perl language bindings for OpenIPMI.

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

Install OpenIPMI-perl 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-perl using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install OpenIPMI-perl

Install OpenIPMI-perl 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-perl using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install OpenIPMI-perl

How To Uninstall OpenIPMI-perl on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove OpenIPMI-perl

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install OpenIPMI-perl on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.