How To Install kernel-rpm-macros on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install kernel-rpm-macros on Rocky Linux 8. kernel-rpm-macros is Macros and scripts for building kernel module packages.

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install kernel-rpm-macros on Rocky Linux 8.

What is kernel-rpm-macros

Macros and scripts for building kernel module packages.

We can use yum or dnf to install kernel-rpm-macros on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install kernel-rpm-macros.

Install kernel-rpm-macros on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install kernel-rpm-macros using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install kernel-rpm-macros

Install kernel-rpm-macros on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install kernel-rpm-macros using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install kernel-rpm-macros

How To Uninstall kernel-rpm-macros on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the kernel-rpm-macros package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove kernel-rpm-macros

kernel-rpm-macros Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/lib/rpm/macros.d/macros.kmp
/usr/lib/rpm/redhat/brp-kmod-restore-perms
/usr/lib/rpm/redhat/brp-kmod-set-exec-bit
/usr/lib/rpm/redhat/find-provides.d
/usr/lib/rpm/redhat/find-provides.d/firmware.prov
/usr/lib/rpm/redhat/find-provides.d/modalias.prov
/usr/lib/rpm/redhat/find-provides.ksyms
/usr/lib/rpm/redhat/find-requires.ksyms
/usr/lib/rpm/redhat/kmodtool
/usr/lib/rpm/redhat/rpmsort
/usr/lib/rpm/redhat/symset-table

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install kernel-rpm-macros on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.