How To Install osad on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install osad on AlmaLinux 8.
What is osad
OSAD agent receives commands over jabber protocol from Spacewalk Server and commands are instantly executed. This package effectively replaces the behavior of rhnsd/rhn_check that only poll the Spacewalk Server from time to time.
We can use yum or dnf to install osad on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install osad.
Install osad 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 osad using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install osad
Install osad 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 osad using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install osad
How To Uninstall osad on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the osad package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove osad
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install osad on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
