How To Install shim-unsigned-x64 on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install shim-unsigned-x64 on Rocky Linux 8. shim-unsigned-x64 is First-stage UEFI bootloader

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install shim-unsigned-x64 on Rocky Linux 8.

What is `shim-unsigned-x64`

Initial UEFI bootloader that handles chaining to a trusted full bootloader under secure boot environments.

We can use yum or dnf to install shim-unsigned-x64 on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install shim-unsigned-x64.

Install shim-unsigned-x64 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 shim-unsigned-x64 using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install shim-unsigned-x64

Install shim-unsigned-x64 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 shim-unsigned-x64 using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install shim-unsigned-x64

How To Uninstall shim-unsigned-x64 on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the shim-unsigned-x64 package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove shim-unsigned-x64

shim-unsigned-x64 Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/share/licenses/shim-unsigned-x64
/usr/share/licenses/shim-unsigned-x64/COPYRIGHT
/usr/share/shim
/usr/share/shim/15.4-4.el8.1
/usr/share/shim/15.4-4.el8.1/x64
/usr/share/shim/15.4-4.el8.1/x64/BOOTX64.CSV
/usr/share/shim/15.4-4.el8.1/x64/fbx64.efi
/usr/share/shim/15.4-4.el8.1/x64/mmx64.efi
/usr/share/shim/15.4-4.el8.1/x64/shimx64.efi
/usr/share/shim/15.4-4.el8.1/x64/shimx64.hash

References

shim-unsigned-x64 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install shim-unsigned-x64 on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.