How To Install netconsole-service on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install netconsole-service on AlmaLinux 8.
What is netconsole-service
This packages provides a ’netconsole’ service for loading of netconsole kernel module with the configured parameters. The netconsole kernel module itself then allows logging of kernel messages over the network.
We can use yum or dnf to install netconsole-service on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install netconsole-service.
Install netconsole-service 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 netconsole-service using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install netconsole-service
Install netconsole-service 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 netconsole-service using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install netconsole-service
How To Uninstall netconsole-service on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the netconsole-service package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove netconsole-service
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install netconsole-service on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
