How To Install needrestart on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install needrestart on AlmaLinux 8.
What is needrestart
needrestart checks which daemons need to be restarted after library upgrades. It is inspired by checkrestart from the debian-goodies package.
We can use yum or dnf to install needrestart on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install needrestart.
Install needrestart 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 needrestart using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install needrestart
Install needrestart 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 needrestart using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install needrestart
How To Uninstall needrestart on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the needrestart package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove needrestart
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install needrestart on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
