How To Install kmodtool on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install kmodtool in AlmaLinux 8. kmodtool is Tool for building kmod packages

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install kmodtool on AlmaLinux 8.

What is kmodtool

This package contains tools and list of recent kernels that get used when building kmod-packages.

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

Install kmodtool 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 kmodtool using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install kmodtool

Install kmodtool 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 kmodtool using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install kmodtool

How To Uninstall kmodtool on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the kmodtool package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove kmodtool

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Summary

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