How To Install fusioninventory-agent-task-esx on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install fusioninventory-agent-task-esx in AlmaLinux 8. fusioninventory-agent-task-esx is FusionInventory plugin to inventory vCenter/ESX/ESXi

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install fusioninventory-agent-task-esx on AlmaLinux 8.

What is fusioninventory-agent-task-esx

fusioninventory-agent-task-ESX ask the running service agent to inventory an VMWare vCenter/ESX/ESXi server through SOAP interface

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

Install fusioninventory-agent-task-esx 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 fusioninventory-agent-task-esx using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install fusioninventory-agent-task-esx

Install fusioninventory-agent-task-esx 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 fusioninventory-agent-task-esx using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install fusioninventory-agent-task-esx

How To Uninstall fusioninventory-agent-task-esx on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the fusioninventory-agent-task-esx package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove fusioninventory-agent-task-esx

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install fusioninventory-agent-task-esx on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.