How To Install abrt-plugin-machine-id on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install abrt-plugin-machine-id in AlmaLinux 8. abrt-plugin-machine-id is abrt’s plugin to generate machine_id based off dmidecode

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install abrt-plugin-machine-id on AlmaLinux 8.

What is abrt-plugin-machine-id

This package contains a configuration snippet to enable automatic generation of machine_id for abrt events.

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

Install abrt-plugin-machine-id 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-plugin-machine-id using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install abrt-plugin-machine-id

Install abrt-plugin-machine-id 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-plugin-machine-id using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install abrt-plugin-machine-id

How To Uninstall abrt-plugin-machine-id on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the abrt-plugin-machine-id package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove abrt-plugin-machine-id

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install abrt-plugin-machine-id on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.