How To Install hwloc-plugins on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install hwloc-plugins in AlmaLinux 8. hwloc-plugins is Plugins for hwloc

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install hwloc-plugins on AlmaLinux 8.

What is hwloc-plugins

This package contains plugins for hwloc. This includes - PCI support - GL support - libxml support

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

Install hwloc-plugins 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 hwloc-plugins using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install hwloc-plugins

Install hwloc-plugins 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 hwloc-plugins using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install hwloc-plugins

How To Uninstall hwloc-plugins on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the hwloc-plugins package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove hwloc-plugins

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Summary

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