How To Install knot-utils on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install knot-utils in AlmaLinux 8. knot-utils is DNS client utilities shipped with the Knot DNS server

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install knot-utils on AlmaLinux 8.

What is `knot-utils`

The package contains DNS client utilities shipped with the Knot DNS server.

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

Install knot-utils 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 knot-utils using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install knot-utils

Install knot-utils 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 knot-utils using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install knot-utils

How To Uninstall knot-utils on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the knot-utils package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove knot-utils

References

knot-utils website

Summary

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