How To Install noip on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install noip in AlmaLinux 8. noip is A dynamic DNS update client

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install noip on AlmaLinux 8.

What is noip

Keep your current IP address in sync with your No-IP host or domain with this Dynamic Update Client (DUC). The client continually checks for IP address changes in the background and automatically updates the DNS at No-IP whenever it changes. N.B. You need to run %# noip2 -C before starting the service.

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

Install noip 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 noip using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install noip

Install noip 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 noip using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install noip

How To Uninstall noip on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the noip package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove noip

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install noip on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.