How To Install libcgroup on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcgroup in AlmaLinux 8. libcgroup is Library to control and monitor control groups

Introduction

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

What is libcgroup

Control groups infrastructure. The library helps manipulate, control, administrate and monitor control groups and the associated controllers.

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

Install libcgroup 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 libcgroup using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libcgroup

Install libcgroup 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 libcgroup using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libcgroup

How To Uninstall libcgroup on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove libcgroup

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Summary

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