How To Install ctdb-tests on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ctdb-tests on AlmaLinux 8.
What is ctdb-tests
Test suite for CTDB. CTDB is a cluster implementation of the TDB database used by Samba and other projects to store temporary data. If an application is already using TDB for temporary data it is very easy to convert that application to be cluster aware and use CTDB instead.
We can use yum or dnf to install ctdb-tests on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install ctdb-tests.
Install ctdb-tests 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 ctdb-tests using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install ctdb-tests
Install ctdb-tests 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 ctdb-tests using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install ctdb-tests
How To Uninstall ctdb-tests on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the ctdb-tests package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove ctdb-tests
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ctdb-tests on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.