How To Install msr-tools on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install msr-tools in AlmaLinux 8. msr-tools is Collection of tools for reading/writing CPU model specific registers

Introduction

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

What is msr-tools

This is a small collection of tools to allow reading and writing of CPU model specific registers

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

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

sudo dnf -y install msr-tools

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

sudo yum -y install msr-tools

How To Uninstall msr-tools on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove msr-tools

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Summary

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