How To Install rpmconf on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install rpmconf in AlmaLinux 8. rpmconf is Tool to handle rpmnew and rpmsave files

Introduction

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

What is rpmconf

This tool search for .rpmnew, .rpmsave and .rpmorig files and ask you what to do with them Keep current version, place back old version, watch the diff or merge.

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

Install rpmconf 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 rpmconf using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install rpmconf

Install rpmconf 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 rpmconf using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install rpmconf

How To Uninstall rpmconf on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove rpmconf

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Summary

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