How To Install reptyr on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install reptyr on AlmaLinux 8.
What is reptyr
reptyr is a utility for taking an existing running program and attaching it to a new terminal. Started a long-running process over ssh, but have to leave and don’t want to interrupt it? Just start a screen, use reptyr to grab it, and then kill the ssh session and head on home.
We can use yum or dnf to install reptyr on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install reptyr.
Install reptyr 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 reptyr using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install reptyr
Install reptyr 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 reptyr using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install reptyr
How To Uninstall reptyr on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the reptyr package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove reptyr
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install reptyr on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
