How To Install rpm-cron on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install rpm-cron
on AlmaLinux 8.
What is rpm-cron
This package contains a cron job which creates daily logs of installed packages on a system.
We can use yum
or dnf
to install rpm-cron
on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install rpm-cron.
Install rpm-cron 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 rpm-cron
using dnf
by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install rpm-cron
Install rpm-cron 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 rpm-cron
using yum
by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install rpm-cron
How To Uninstall rpm-cron on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the rpm-cron
package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove rpm-cron
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install rpm-cron
on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.