How To Install debconf on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install debconf on AlmaLinux 8.
What is debconf
Debconf is a configuration management system for Debian packages. Packages use Debconf to ask questions when they are installed.
We can use yum or dnf to install debconf on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install debconf.
Install debconf 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 debconf using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install debconf
Install debconf 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 debconf using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install debconf
How To Uninstall debconf on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the debconf package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove debconf
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install debconf on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
