How To Install remctl on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install remctl on AlmaLinux 8.
What is remctl
remctl (the client) and remctld (the server) implement a client/server protocol for running single commands on a remote host using Kerberos v5 authentication and returning the output. They use a very simple GSS-API-authenticated network protocol, combined with server-side ACL support and a server configuration file that maps remctl commands to programs that should be run when that command is called by an authorised user.
We can use yum or dnf to install remctl on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install remctl.
Install remctl 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 remctl using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install remctl
Install remctl 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 remctl using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install remctl
How To Uninstall remctl on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the remctl package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove remctl
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install remctl on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.