How To Install cockpit-packagekit on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install cockpit-packagekit in AlmaLinux 8. cockpit-packagekit is Cockpit user interface for packages

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install cockpit-packagekit on AlmaLinux 8.

What is cockpit-packagekit

The Cockpit components for installing OS updates and Cockpit add-ons, via PackageKit.

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

Install cockpit-packagekit 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 cockpit-packagekit using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install cockpit-packagekit

Install cockpit-packagekit 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 cockpit-packagekit using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install cockpit-packagekit

How To Uninstall cockpit-packagekit on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the cockpit-packagekit package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove cockpit-packagekit

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Summary

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