How To Install setserial on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install setserial in AlmaLinux 8. setserial is A utility for configuring serial ports

Introduction

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

What is setserial

Setserial is a basic system utility for displaying or setting serial port information. Setserial can reveal and allow you to alter the I/O port and IRQ that a particular serial device is using, and more.

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

Install setserial 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 setserial using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install setserial

Install setserial 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 setserial using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install setserial

How To Uninstall setserial on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove setserial

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Summary

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