How To Install nsca-ng-client on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install nsca-ng-client in AlmaLinux 8. nsca-ng-client is Add-on for transferring check results (and other commands) to Nagios or Icinga (client)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install nsca-ng-client on AlmaLinux 8.

What is nsca-ng-client

Add-on for transferring check results (and other commands) to Nagios or Icinga (client).

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

Install nsca-ng-client 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 nsca-ng-client using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install nsca-ng-client

Install nsca-ng-client 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 nsca-ng-client using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install nsca-ng-client

How To Uninstall nsca-ng-client on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the nsca-ng-client package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove nsca-ng-client

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install nsca-ng-client on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.