How To Install partclone on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install partclone on AlmaLinux 8.
What is partclone
Partclone provides utilities to clone and restore used blocks on a partition and is designed for higher compatibility of the file system by using existing libraries, e.g. e2fslibs is used to read and write the ext2 partition.
We can use yum or dnf to install partclone on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install partclone.
Install partclone 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 partclone using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install partclone
Install partclone 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 partclone using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install partclone
How To Uninstall partclone on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the partclone package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove partclone
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install partclone on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
