How To Install lshw on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lshw on AlmaLinux 8.
What is lshw
lshw is a small tool to provide detailed informaton on the hardware configuration of the machine. It can report exact memory configuration, firmware version, mainboard configuration, CPU version and speed, cache configuration, bus speed, etc. on DMI-capable x86 systems and on some PowerPC machines (PowerMac G4 is known to work). Information can be output in plain text, XML or HTML.
We can use yum or dnf to install lshw on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install lshw.
Install lshw 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 lshw using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install lshw
Install lshw 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 lshw using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install lshw
How To Uninstall lshw on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the lshw package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove lshw
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lshw on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
