How To Install cros-guest-tools on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install cros-guest-tools on AlmaLinux 8.
What is cros-guest-tools
This package has dependencies on all other packages necessary for Chromium OS integration.
We can use yum or dnf to install cros-guest-tools on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install cros-guest-tools.
Install cros-guest-tools 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 cros-guest-tools using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install cros-guest-tools
Install cros-guest-tools 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 cros-guest-tools using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install cros-guest-tools
How To Uninstall cros-guest-tools on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the cros-guest-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove cros-guest-tools
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install cros-guest-tools on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
