How To Install sanlock on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install sanlock on AlmaLinux 8.
What is sanlock
The sanlock daemon manages leases for applications on hosts using shared storage.
We can use yum or dnf to install sanlock on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install sanlock.
Install sanlock 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 sanlock using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install sanlock
Install sanlock 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 sanlock using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install sanlock
How To Uninstall sanlock on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the sanlock package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove sanlock
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install sanlock on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.