How To Install libcgroup-pam on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcgroup-pam in AlmaLinux 8. libcgroup-pam is A Pluggable Authentication Module for libcgroup

Introduction

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

What is libcgroup-pam

Linux-PAM module, which allows administrators to classify the user’s login processes to pre-configured control group.

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

Install libcgroup-pam 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-pam using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libcgroup-pam

Install libcgroup-pam 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-pam using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libcgroup-pam

How To Uninstall libcgroup-pam on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove libcgroup-pam

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Summary

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