How To Install oidentd on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install oidentd on AlmaLinux 8.
What is oidentd
The oidentd package contains identd, which implements the RFC 1413 identification server. Identd looks up specific TCP/IP connections and returns either the user name or other information about the process that owns the connection. Install oidentd if you need to look up information about specific TCP/IP connections.
We can use yum or dnf to install oidentd on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install oidentd.
Install oidentd 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 oidentd using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install oidentd
Install oidentd 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 oidentd using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install oidentd
How To Uninstall oidentd on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the oidentd package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove oidentd
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install oidentd on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
