How To Install cockpit-system on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install cockpit-system in AlmaLinux 8. cockpit-system is Cockpit admin interface package for configuring and troubleshooting a system

Introduction

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

What is cockpit-system

This package contains the Cockpit shell and system configuration interfaces.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install cockpit-system

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

sudo yum -y install cockpit-system

How To Uninstall cockpit-system on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove cockpit-system

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Summary

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