How To Install tuned on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install tuned in AlmaLinux 8. tuned is A dynamic adaptive system tuning daemon

Introduction

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

What is tuned

The tuned package contains a daemon that tunes system settings dynamically. It does so by monitoring the usage of several system components periodically. Based on that information components will then be put into lower or higher power saving modes to adapt to the current usage. Currently only ethernet network and ATA harddisk devices are implemented.

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

Install tuned 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 tuned using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install tuned

Install tuned 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 tuned using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install tuned

How To Uninstall tuned on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove tuned

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Summary

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