How To Install opa-basic-tools on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install opa-basic-tools in AlmaLinux 8. opa-basic-tools is OPA management level tools and scripts

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install opa-basic-tools on AlmaLinux 8.

What is opa-basic-tools

Contains basic tools for fabric management necessary on all compute nodes.

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

Install opa-basic-tools 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 opa-basic-tools using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install opa-basic-tools

Install opa-basic-tools 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 opa-basic-tools using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install opa-basic-tools

How To Uninstall opa-basic-tools on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the opa-basic-tools package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove opa-basic-tools

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install opa-basic-tools on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.