How To Install ncdu on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ncdu on AlmaLinux 8.
What is ncdu
ncdu (NCurses Disk Usage) is a curses-based version of the well-known ‘du’, and provides a fast way to see what directories are using your disk space.
We can use yum or dnf to install ncdu on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install ncdu.
Install ncdu 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 ncdu using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install ncdu
Install ncdu 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 ncdu using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install ncdu
How To Uninstall ncdu on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the ncdu package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove ncdu
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ncdu on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.