How To Install ntfsprogs on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ntfsprogs on AlmaLinux 8.
What is ntfsprogs
The ntfsprogs package currently consists of a library and utilities such as mkntfs, ntfscat, ntfsls, ntfsresize, and ntfsundelete (for a full list of included utilities see man 8 ntfsprogs after installation).
We can use yum or dnf to install ntfsprogs on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install ntfsprogs.
Install ntfsprogs 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 ntfsprogs using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install ntfsprogs
Install ntfsprogs 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 ntfsprogs using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install ntfsprogs
How To Uninstall ntfsprogs on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the ntfsprogs package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove ntfsprogs
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ntfsprogs on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
