How to Install and Uninstall cifs-utils.x86_64 Package on Rocky Linux 8

Last updated: November 13,2024

1. Install "cifs-utils.x86_64" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install cifs-utils.x86_64 on Rocky Linux 8


    
        
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                sudo dnf update
            
                    
    
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                sudo dnf install
            
                        
                cifs-utils.x86_64
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "cifs-utils.x86_64" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall cifs-utils.x86_64 on Rocky Linux 8:


    
        
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                sudo dnf remove
            
                        
                cifs-utils.x86_64
            
                    
    
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                sudo dnf autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the cifs-utils.x86_64 package on Rocky Linux 8

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Available Packages
Name : cifs-utils
Version : 6.8
Release : 3.el8
Architecture : x86_64
Size : 95 k
Source : cifs-utils-6.8-3.el8.src.rpm
Repository : baseos
Summary : Utilities for mounting and managing CIFS mounts
URL : http://linux-cifs.samba.org/cifs-utils/
License : GPLv3
Description : The SMB/CIFS protocol is a standard file sharing protocol widely deployed
: on Microsoft Windows machines. This package contains tools for mounting
: shares on Linux using the SMB/CIFS protocol. The tools in this package
: work in conjunction with support in the kernel to allow one to mount a
: SMB/CIFS share onto a client and use it as if it were a standard Linux
: file system.