How To Install dovecot-mysql on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dovecot-mysql
on AlmaLinux 8.
What is dovecot-mysql
This package provides the MySQL back end for dovecot-auth etc.
We can use yum
or dnf
to install dovecot-mysql
on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install dovecot-mysql.
Install dovecot-mysql 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 dovecot-mysql
using dnf
by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install dovecot-mysql
Install dovecot-mysql 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 dovecot-mysql
using yum
by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install dovecot-mysql
How To Uninstall dovecot-mysql on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the dovecot-mysql
package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove dovecot-mysql
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dovecot-mysql
on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.