How To Install wol on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install wol on AlmaLinux 8.
What is wol
wol implements Wake On LAN functionality in a small program. It wakes up hardware that is Magic Packet compliant. SecureON is supported by wol too.
We can use yum or dnf to install wol on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install wol.
Install wol 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 wol using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install wol
Install wol 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 wol using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install wol
How To Uninstall wol on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the wol package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove wol
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install wol on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
