How To Install abrt-addon-vmcore on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install abrt-addon-vmcore in AlmaLinux 8. abrt-addon-vmcore is abrt’s vmcore addon

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install abrt-addon-vmcore on AlmaLinux 8.

What is abrt-addon-vmcore

This package contains plugin for collecting kernel crash information from vmcore files.

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

Install abrt-addon-vmcore 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 abrt-addon-vmcore using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install abrt-addon-vmcore

Install abrt-addon-vmcore 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 abrt-addon-vmcore using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install abrt-addon-vmcore

How To Uninstall abrt-addon-vmcore on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the abrt-addon-vmcore package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove abrt-addon-vmcore

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install abrt-addon-vmcore on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.