How To Install rhn-check on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install rhn-check in AlmaLinux 8. rhn-check is Check for RHN actions

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install rhn-check on AlmaLinux 8.

What is rhn-check

rhn-check polls a Red Hat Satellite or Spacewalk server to find and execute scheduled actions.

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

Install rhn-check 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 rhn-check using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install rhn-check

Install rhn-check 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 rhn-check using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install rhn-check

How To Uninstall rhn-check on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the rhn-check package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove rhn-check

References

Summary

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