How To Install PackageKit-cron on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install PackageKit-cron in AlmaLinux 8. PackageKit-cron is Cron job and related utilities for PackageKit

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install PackageKit-cron on AlmaLinux 8.

What is PackageKit-cron

Crontab and utilities for running PackageKit as a cron job.

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

Install PackageKit-cron 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-cron using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install PackageKit-cron

Install PackageKit-cron 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-cron using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install PackageKit-cron

How To Uninstall PackageKit-cron on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the PackageKit-cron package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove PackageKit-cron

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Summary

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