How To Install udt on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install udt on AlmaLinux 8.
What is udt
UDT is a reliable UDP based application level data transport protocol for distributed data intensive applications over wide area high-speed networks. UDT uses UDP to transfer bulk data with its own reliability control and congestion control mechanisms. The new protocol can transfer data at a much higher speed than TCP does. UDT is also a highly configurable framework that can accommodate various congestion control algorithms.
We can use yum or dnf to install udt on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install udt.
Install udt 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 udt using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install udt
Install udt 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 udt using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install udt
How To Uninstall udt on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the udt package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove udt
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install udt on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
