How To Install krb5-workstation on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install krb5-workstation on AlmaLinux 8.
What is krb5-workstation
Kerberos is a network authentication system. The krb5-workstation package contains the basic Kerberos programs (kinit, klist, kdestroy, kpasswd). If your network uses Kerberos, this package should be installed on every workstation.
We can use yum or dnf to install krb5-workstation on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install krb5-workstation.
Install krb5-workstation 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 krb5-workstation using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install krb5-workstation
Install krb5-workstation 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 krb5-workstation using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install krb5-workstation
How To Uninstall krb5-workstation on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the krb5-workstation package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove krb5-workstation
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install krb5-workstation on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
