inotify not installing in rocky8 linux

Question

I am trying to install inotify-tools.x86_64 in a rocky8 linux machine. I am getting the following error. Any leads are much appreciated

~yum install inotify-tools.x86_64 Last metadata expiration check: 1:09:43 ago on Thu 19 May 2022 04:50:55 PM UTC. No match for argument: inotify-tools.x86_64 Error: Unable to find a match: inotify-tools.x86_64

I tried to install it using dnf command but resulted in the same error.

I also tried to install it by cloning it from git but the autogen and configure shell script is not running in rocky8.

Do you have `epel-8` repos configured & enabled in `/etc/yum/repos.d/` directory? — harshavmb, May 19 '22 at 18:28
No I did not, I installed and enabled epel-8 and it worked. Thanks for the help — DJ4186, May 19 '22 at 18:36
I'm confused, is it working after enabling `epel-8` repos or it's failing? — harshavmb, May 19 '22 at 18:37
Sorry for the confusion. I enabled the epel-8 repo and then the inotify got installed as expected — DJ4186, May 19 '22 at 18:38

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered May 19 '22 at 18:32

As far as I can see, inotify-tools is offered by epel-el-8 packages. If you have it enabled in /etc/yum.repos.d directory, you should be able to install by dnf/yum package manager.

Output from my machine..

[factory@docker-tests ~]$ yum info inotify-tools.x86_64
Loaded plugins: product-id, remove-with-leaves, search-disabled-repos, subscription-manager
Repository rhel-7-server-rpms is listed more than once in the configuration
Repository epel-el-7 is listed more than once in the configuration
Repodata is over 2 weeks old. Install yum-cron? Or run: yum makecache fast
Available Packages
Name        : inotify-tools
Arch        : x86_64
Version     : 3.14
Release     : 9.el7
Size        : 51 k
Repo        : epel-el-7
Summary     : Command line utilities for inotify
URL         : http://inotify-tools.sourceforge.net/
License     : GPLv2
Description : inotify-tools is a set of command-line programs for Linux providing
            : a simple interface to inotify. These programs can be used to monitor
            : and act upon filesystem events.

inotify not installing in rocky8 linux

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