How To Install hostapd-logwatch on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install hostapd-logwatch on Rocky Linux 8. hostapd-logwatch is Logwatch scripts for hostapd

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install hostapd-logwatch on Rocky Linux 8.

What is hostapd-logwatch

Logwatch scripts for hostapd.

We can use yum or dnf to install hostapd-logwatch on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install hostapd-logwatch.

Install hostapd-logwatch on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install hostapd-logwatch using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install hostapd-logwatch

Install hostapd-logwatch on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install hostapd-logwatch using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install hostapd-logwatch

How To Uninstall hostapd-logwatch on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the hostapd-logwatch package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove hostapd-logwatch

hostapd-logwatch Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/etc/logwatch/conf/services/hostapd.conf
/etc/logwatch/scripts/services/hostapd
/usr/share/doc/hostapd-logwatch
/usr/share/doc/hostapd-logwatch/README

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install hostapd-logwatch on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.