How To Install PackageKit on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install PackageKit
on AlmaLinux 8.
What is PackageKit
PackageKit is a D-Bus abstraction layer that allows the session user to manage packages in a secure way using a cross-distro, cross-architecture API.
We can use yum
or dnf
to install PackageKit
on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install PackageKit.
Install PackageKit 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 PackageKit
using dnf
by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install PackageKit
Install PackageKit 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 PackageKit
using yum
by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install PackageKit
How To Uninstall PackageKit on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the PackageKit
package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove PackageKit
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install PackageKit
on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.