How to Install and Uninstall sg3_utils.x86_64 Package on AlmaLinux 8

Last updated: November 27,2024

1. Install "sg3_utils.x86_64" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install sg3_utils.x86_64 on AlmaLinux 8


    
        
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                sudo dnf update
            
                    
    
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                sudo dnf install
            
                        
                sg3_utils.x86_64
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "sg3_utils.x86_64" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall sg3_utils.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 sg3_utils.x86_64 package on AlmaLinux 8

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Available Packages
Name : sg3_utils
Version : 1.44
Release : 5.el8
Architecture : x86_64
Size : 919 k
Source : sg3_utils-1.44-5.el8.src.rpm
Repository : baseos
Summary : Utilities for devices that use SCSI command sets
URL : http://sg.danny.cz/sg/sg3_utils.html
License : GPLv2+ and BSD
Description : Collection of Linux utilities for devices that use the SCSI command set.
: Includes utilities to copy data based on "dd" syntax and semantics (called
: sg_dd, sgp_dd and sgm_dd); check INQUIRY data and VPD pages (sg_inq); check
: mode and log pages (sginfo, sg_modes and sg_logs); spin up and down
: disks (sg_start); do self tests (sg_senddiag); and various other functions.
: See the README, CHANGELOG and COVERAGE files. Requires the linux kernel 2.4
: series or later. In the 2.4 series SCSI generic device names (e.g. /dev/sg0)
: must be used. In the 2.6 series other device names may be used as
: well (e.g. /dev/sda).
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: Warning: Some of these tools access the internals of your system
: and the incorrect usage of them may render your system inoperable.