How To Install rmt on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install rmt in AlmaLinux 8. rmt is Provides certain programs with access to remote tape devices

Introduction

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

What is rmt

The rmt utility provides remote access to tape devices for programs like dump (a filesystem backup program), restore (a program for restoring files from a backup), and tar (an archiving program).

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

Install rmt 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 rmt using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install rmt

Install rmt 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 rmt using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install rmt

How To Uninstall rmt on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove rmt

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Summary

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