How To Install cgdcbxd on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install cgdcbxd in AlmaLinux 8. cgdcbxd is DCB network priority management daemon

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install cgdcbxd on AlmaLinux 8.

What is cgdcbxd

This is a daemon to manage the priority of network traffic in dcb enabled environments. By using the information exchanged over the dcbx protocol on a LAN, this package will enforce network priority on running applications on your host using the net_prio cgroup

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

Install cgdcbxd 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 cgdcbxd using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install cgdcbxd

Install cgdcbxd 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 cgdcbxd using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install cgdcbxd

How To Uninstall cgdcbxd on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the cgdcbxd package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove cgdcbxd

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Summary

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