How To Install mysql-mmm on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mysql-mmm on AlmaLinux 8.
What is mysql-mmm
MMM (MySQL Master-Master Replication Manager) is a set of flexible scripts to perform monitoring/failover and management of MySQL Master-Master replication configurations (with only one node writable at any time). The toolset also has the ability to read balance standard master/slave configurations with any number of slaves, so you can use it to move virtual IP addresses around a group of servers depending on whether they are behind in replication. In addition to that, it also has scripts for data backups, resynchronization between nodes etc.
We can use yum or dnf to install mysql-mmm on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install mysql-mmm.
Install mysql-mmm 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 mysql-mmm using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install mysql-mmm
Install mysql-mmm 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 mysql-mmm using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install mysql-mmm
How To Uninstall mysql-mmm on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the mysql-mmm package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove mysql-mmm
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mysql-mmm on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
