How To Install rancid on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install rancid on AlmaLinux 8.
What is rancid
RANCID monitors a router’s (or more generally a device’s) configuration, including software and hardware (cards, serial numbers, etc) and uses CVS (Concurrent Version System), Subversion, or Git to maintain history of changes.
We can use yum or dnf to install rancid on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install rancid.
Install rancid 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 rancid using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install rancid
Install rancid 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 rancid using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install rancid
How To Uninstall rancid on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the rancid package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove rancid
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install rancid on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
