How To Install condor-kbdd on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install condor-kbdd on CentOS 7. condor-kbdd is HTCondor Keyboard Daemon

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install condor-kbdd on CentOS 7.

What is condor-kbdd

The condor_kbdd monitors logged in X users for activity. It is only useful on systems where no device (e.g. /dev/*) can be used to determine console idle time.

We can use yum or dnf to install condor-kbdd on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install condor-kbdd.

Install condor-kbdd on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install condor-kbdd using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install condor-kbdd

Install condor-kbdd on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

After updating yum database, We can install condor-kbdd using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install condor-kbdd

How To Uninstall condor-kbdd on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the condor-kbdd package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove condor-kbdd

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install condor-kbdd on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.