How To Install kmod-libs on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install kmod-libs
on AlmaLinux 8.
What is kmod-libs
The kmod-libs package provides runtime libraries for any application that wishes to load or unload Linux kernel modules from the running system.
We can use yum
or dnf
to install kmod-libs
on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install kmod-libs.
Install kmod-libs 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 kmod-libs
using dnf
by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install kmod-libs
Install kmod-libs 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 kmod-libs
using yum
by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install kmod-libs
How To Uninstall kmod-libs on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the kmod-libs
package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove kmod-libs
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install kmod-libs
on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.