How To Install fping on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install fping in AlmaLinux 8. fping is Scriptable, parallelized ping-like utility

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install fping on AlmaLinux 8.

What is fping

fping is a ping-like program which can determine the accessibility of multiple hosts using ICMP echo requests. fping is designed for parallelized monitoring of large numbers of systems, and is developed with ease of use in scripting in mind.

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

Install fping 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 fping using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install fping

Install fping 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 fping using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install fping

How To Uninstall fping on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the fping package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove fping

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install fping on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.