How To Install libcgroup-tools on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcgroup-tools in AlmaLinux 8. libcgroup-tools is Command-line utility programs, services and daemons for libcgroup

Introduction

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

What is libcgroup-tools

This package contains command-line programs, services and a daemon for manipulating control groups using the libcgroup library.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install libcgroup-tools

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

sudo yum -y install libcgroup-tools

How To Uninstall libcgroup-tools on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove libcgroup-tools

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Summary

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