How To Install ipcalc on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ipcalc
on AlmaLinux 8.
What is ipcalc
ipcalc provides a simple way to calculate IP information for a host or network. Depending on the options specified, it may be used to provide IP network information in human readable format, in a format suitable for parsing in scripts, generate random private addresses, resolve an IP address, or check the validity of an address.
We can use yum
or dnf
to install ipcalc
on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install ipcalc.
Install ipcalc 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 ipcalc
using dnf
by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install ipcalc
Install ipcalc 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 ipcalc
using yum
by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install ipcalc
How To Uninstall ipcalc on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the ipcalc
package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove ipcalc
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ipcalc
on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.