How To Install dnf-plugin-subscription-manager on AlmaLinux 8

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dnf-plugin-subscription-manager on AlmaLinux 8.

What is dnf-plugin-subscription-manager

This package provides plugins to interact with repositories and subscriptions from the entitlement platform; contains subscription-manager and product-id plugins.

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

Install dnf-plugin-subscription-manager 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 dnf-plugin-subscription-manager using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install dnf-plugin-subscription-manager

Install dnf-plugin-subscription-manager 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 dnf-plugin-subscription-manager using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install dnf-plugin-subscription-manager

How To Uninstall dnf-plugin-subscription-manager on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the dnf-plugin-subscription-manager package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove dnf-plugin-subscription-manager

References

• dnf-plugin-subscription-manager website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install dnf-plugin-subscription-manager on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.