How to Install and Uninstall whois.x86_64 Package on AlmaLinux 9

Last updated: October 15,2024

1. Install "whois.x86_64" package

This is a short guide on how to install whois.x86_64 on AlmaLinux 9

$ sudo dnf update $ sudo dnf install whois.x86_64

2. Uninstall "whois.x86_64" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall whois.x86_64 on AlmaLinux 9:

$ sudo dnf remove whois.x86_64 $ sudo dnf autoremove

3. Information about the whois.x86_64 package on AlmaLinux 9

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Available Packages
Name : whois
Version : 5.5.9
Release : 4.el9
Architecture : x86_64
Size : 75 k
Source : whois-5.5.9-4.el9.src.rpm
Repository : appstream
Summary : Improved WHOIS client
URL : http://www.linux.it/~md/software/
License : GPLv2+
Description : Searches for an object in a RFC 3912 database.
:
: This version of the WHOIS client tries to guess the right server to ask for
: the specified object. If no guess can be made it will connect to
: whois.networksolutions.com for NIC handles or whois.arin.net for IPv4
: addresses and network names.