How To Install frr-contrib on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install frr-contrib in AlmaLinux 8. frr-contrib is Contrib tools for frr

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install frr-contrib on AlmaLinux 8.

What is frr-contrib

Contributed/3rd party tools which may be of use with frr.

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

Install frr-contrib 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 frr-contrib using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install frr-contrib

Install frr-contrib 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 frr-contrib using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install frr-contrib

How To Uninstall frr-contrib on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the frr-contrib package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove frr-contrib

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Summary

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