How To Install authd on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install authd on AlmaLinux 8.
What is authd
authd is a small and fast RFC 1413 ident protocol daemon with both xinetd server and interactive modes that supports IPv6 and IPv4 as well as the more popular features of pidentd.
We can use yum or dnf to install authd on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install authd.
Install authd 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 authd using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install authd
Install authd 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 authd using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install authd
How To Uninstall authd on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the authd package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove authd
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install authd on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.