How to Install and Uninstall open-vm-tools.x86_64 Package on AlmaLinux 8

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "open-vm-tools.x86_64" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install open-vm-tools.x86_64 on AlmaLinux 8


    
        
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                sudo dnf update
            
                    
    
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                sudo dnf install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "open-vm-tools.x86_64" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall open-vm-tools.x86_64 on AlmaLinux 8:


    
        
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                sudo dnf remove
            
                        
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                sudo dnf autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the open-vm-tools.x86_64 package on AlmaLinux 8

Last metadata expiration check: 0:37:05 ago on Mon Sep 5 03:22:42 2022.
Available Packages
Name : open-vm-tools
Version : 11.3.5
Release : 1.el8
Architecture : x86_64
Size : 860 k
Source : open-vm-tools-11.3.5-1.el8.src.rpm
Repository : appstream
Summary : Open Virtual Machine Tools for virtual machines hosted on VMware
URL : https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools
License : GPLv2
Description : The open-vm-tools project is an open source implementation of VMware Tools. It
: is a suite of open source virtualization utilities and drivers to improve the
: functionality, user experience and administration of VMware virtual machines.
: This package contains only the core user-space programs and libraries of
: open-vm-tools.