How To Install openslp on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install openslp on AlmaLinux 8.
What is openslp
Service Location Protocol is an IETF standards track protocol that provides a framework to allow networking applications to discover the existence, location, and configuration of networked services in enterprise networks. OpenSLP is an open source implementation of the SLPv2 protocol as defined by RFC 2608 and RFC 2614.
We can use yum or dnf to install openslp on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install openslp.
Install openslp 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 openslp using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install openslp
Install openslp 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 openslp using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install openslp
How To Uninstall openslp on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the openslp package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove openslp
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install openslp on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.