How To Install open-vm-tools-desktop on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install open-vm-tools-desktop on AlmaLinux 8.
What is open-vm-tools-desktop
This package contains only the user-space programs and libraries of open-vm-tools that are essential for improved user experience of VMware virtual machines.
We can use yum or dnf to install open-vm-tools-desktop on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install open-vm-tools-desktop.
Install open-vm-tools-desktop 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 open-vm-tools-desktop using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install open-vm-tools-desktop
Install open-vm-tools-desktop 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 open-vm-tools-desktop using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install open-vm-tools-desktop
How To Uninstall open-vm-tools-desktop on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the open-vm-tools-desktop package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove open-vm-tools-desktop
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install open-vm-tools-desktop on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
