How To Install lxi-tools on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install lxi-tools on Rocky Linux 8. lxi-tools is Tools collection to control LXI enabled instruments

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install lxi-tools on Rocky Linux 8.

What is `lxi-tools`

LXI tools are a collection of open source software tools for GNU/Linux systems that enable control of LXI enabled instruments such as modern oscilloscopes, power supplies, spectrum analyzers etc.

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

Install lxi-tools on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install lxi-tools using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install lxi-tools

Install lxi-tools on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install lxi-tools using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install lxi-tools

How To Uninstall lxi-tools on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove lxi-tools

lxi-tools Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/bin/lxi
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/dd
/usr/lib/.build-id/dd/89808549c21fc6764029b62e3ff0578df7dc29
/usr/share/bash-completion
/usr/share/bash-completion/completions
/usr/share/bash-completion/completions/lxi
/usr/share/bash-completion/completions/lxi.snap
/usr/share/doc/lxi-tools
/usr/share/doc/lxi-tools/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/lxi-tools/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/lxi-tools/README
/usr/share/licenses/lxi-tools
/usr/share/licenses/lxi-tools/COPYING
/usr/share/man/man1/lxi.1.gz

References

lxi-tools website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install lxi-tools on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.