How To Install freeradius-client on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install freeradius-client in AlmaLinux 8. freeradius-client is RADIUS protocol client library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install freeradius-client on AlmaLinux 8.

What is freeradius-client

FreeRADIUS Client is a library for writing RADIUS Clients. The library lets you develop a RADIUS-aware application in less than 50 lines of C code.

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

Install freeradius-client 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 freeradius-client using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install freeradius-client

Install freeradius-client 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 freeradius-client using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install freeradius-client

How To Uninstall freeradius-client on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the freeradius-client package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove freeradius-client

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Summary

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