How To Install paternoster on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install paternoster on AlmaLinux 8.
What is paternoster
Paternoster enables ansible playbooks to be run like normal bash or python scripts. It parses the given parameters using python’s argparse and then passes them on to the actual playbook via the ansible API. In addition it provides an automated way to run commands as another user, which can be used to give normal shell users special privileges, while still having a sleek and easy to understand user interface.
We can use yum or dnf to install paternoster on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install paternoster.
Install paternoster 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 paternoster using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install paternoster
Install paternoster 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 paternoster using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install paternoster
How To Uninstall paternoster on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the paternoster package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove paternoster
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install paternoster on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
