How To Install freeipmi-ipmidetectd on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install freeipmi-ipmidetectd in AlmaLinux 8. freeipmi-ipmidetectd is IPMI node detection monitoring daemon

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install freeipmi-ipmidetectd on AlmaLinux 8.

What is freeipmi-ipmidetectd

Provides a tool and a daemon for IPMI node detection.

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

Install freeipmi-ipmidetectd 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 freeipmi-ipmidetectd using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install freeipmi-ipmidetectd

Install freeipmi-ipmidetectd 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 freeipmi-ipmidetectd using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install freeipmi-ipmidetectd

How To Uninstall freeipmi-ipmidetectd on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the freeipmi-ipmidetectd package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove freeipmi-ipmidetectd

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Summary

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