How To Install i2c-tools on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install i2c-tools on AlmaLinux 8.
What is i2c-tools
This package contains a heterogeneous set of I2C tools for Linux probing tool, a chip dumper, register-level access helpers, EEPROM decoding scripts, and more.
We can use yum or dnf to install i2c-tools on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install i2c-tools.
Install i2c-tools 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 i2c-tools using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install i2c-tools
Install i2c-tools 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 i2c-tools using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install i2c-tools
How To Uninstall i2c-tools on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the i2c-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove i2c-tools
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install i2c-tools on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
