How To Install systemd-tests on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install systemd-tests in AlmaLinux 8. systemd-tests is Internal unit tests for systemd

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install systemd-tests on AlmaLinux 8.

What is systemd-tests

“Installed tests” that are usually run as part of the build system. They can be useful to test systemd internals.

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

Install systemd-tests 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 systemd-tests using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install systemd-tests

Install systemd-tests 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 systemd-tests using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install systemd-tests

How To Uninstall systemd-tests on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the systemd-tests package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove systemd-tests

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Summary

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