How To Install rclone on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install rclone in AlmaLinux 8. rclone is Rsync for cloud storage

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install rclone on AlmaLinux 8.

What is rclone

Rclone is a command line program to sync files and directories to and from various cloud services.

We can use yum or dnf to install rclone on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install rclone.

Install rclone 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 rclone using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install rclone

Install rclone 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 rclone using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install rclone

How To Uninstall rclone on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the rclone package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove rclone

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install rclone on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.