How To Install freeradius-client-utils on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install freeradius-client-utils in AlmaLinux 8. freeradius-client-utils is Utility programs for freeradius-client

Introduction

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

What is freeradius-client-utils

FreeRADIUS Client is a framework and library for writing RADIUS Clients. This package includes radius client test utilities such as, radiusclient, radexample, radstatus, radembedded and radacct.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install freeradius-client-utils

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

sudo yum -y install freeradius-client-utils

How To Uninstall freeradius-client-utils on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove freeradius-client-utils

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Summary

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