How To Install WALinuxAgent on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install WALinuxAgent on AlmaLinux 8.
What is WALinuxAgent
The Azure Linux Agent supports the provisioning and running of Linux VMs in the Azure cloud. This package should be installed on Linux disk images that are built to run in the Azure environment.
We can use yum or dnf to install WALinuxAgent on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install WALinuxAgent.
Install WALinuxAgent 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 WALinuxAgent using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install WALinuxAgent
Install WALinuxAgent 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 WALinuxAgent using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install WALinuxAgent
How To Uninstall WALinuxAgent on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the WALinuxAgent package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove WALinuxAgent
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install WALinuxAgent on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
