How To Install quotatool on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install quotatool on AlmaLinux 8.
What is quotatool
Quotatool is a utility to manipulate filesystem quotas from the commandline. Most quota-utilities are interactive, requiring manual intervention from the user. Quotatool on the other hand is not, making it suitable for use in scripts and other non-interactive situations.
We can use yum or dnf to install quotatool on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install quotatool.
Install quotatool 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 quotatool using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install quotatool
Install quotatool 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 quotatool using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install quotatool
How To Uninstall quotatool on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the quotatool package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove quotatool
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install quotatool on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
