How To Install transmission on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install transmission on Rocky Linux 8. transmission is A lightweight GTK+ BitTorrent client

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install transmission on Rocky Linux 8.

What is transmission

Transmission is a free, lightweight BitTorrent client. It features a simple, intuitive interface on top on an efficient, cross-platform back-end.

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

Install transmission on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install transmission using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install transmission

Install transmission on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install transmission using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install transmission

How To Uninstall transmission on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove transmission

transmission Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install transmission on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.