How To Install nagios-plugins-dns on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install nagios-plugins-dns in AlmaLinux 8. nagios-plugins-dns is Nagios Plugin - check_dns

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install nagios-plugins-dns on AlmaLinux 8.

What is nagios-plugins-dns

Provides check_dns support for Nagios.

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

Install nagios-plugins-dns 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 nagios-plugins-dns using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install nagios-plugins-dns

Install nagios-plugins-dns 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 nagios-plugins-dns using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install nagios-plugins-dns

How To Uninstall nagios-plugins-dns on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the nagios-plugins-dns package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove nagios-plugins-dns

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install nagios-plugins-dns on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.