How To Install ipmievd on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ipmievd on AlmaLinux 8.
What is ipmievd
ipmievd is a daemon which will listen for events from the BMC that are being sent to the SEL and also log those messages to syslog.
We can use yum or dnf to install ipmievd on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install ipmievd.
Install ipmievd 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 ipmievd using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install ipmievd
Install ipmievd 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 ipmievd using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install ipmievd
How To Uninstall ipmievd on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the ipmievd package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove ipmievd
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ipmievd on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
