How To Install kdump-anaconda-addon on CentOS 8

kdump-anaconda-addon is Kdump configuration anaconda addon

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install kdump-anaconda-addon on CentOS 8.

What is `kdump-anaconda-addon`

Kdump anaconda addon

We can use yum or dnf to install kdump-anaconda-addon on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install kdump-anaconda-addon.

Install kdump-anaconda-addon on CentOS 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

The output should look something like this:

CentOS Linux 8 - AppStream                                       43 kB/s | 4.3 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - BaseOS                                          65 kB/s | 3.9 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - ContinuousRelease                               43 kB/s | 3.0 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - Extras                                          23 kB/s | 1.5 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - FastTrack                                       40 kB/s | 3.0 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - HighAvailability                                36 kB/s | 3.9 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - Plus                                            24 kB/s | 1.5 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - PowerTools                                      50 kB/s | 4.3 kB     00:00    
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux Modular 8 - x86_64           13 kB/s | 9.2 kB     00:00    
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86_64                   24 kB/s | 8.5 kB     00:00    
Metadata cache created.

After updating yum database, We can install kdump-anaconda-addon using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install kdump-anaconda-addon

Install kdump-anaconda-addon on CentOS 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

The output should look something like this:

CentOS Linux 8 - AppStream                                       43 kB/s | 4.3 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - BaseOS                                          65 kB/s | 3.9 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - ContinuousRelease                               43 kB/s | 3.0 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - Extras                                          23 kB/s | 1.5 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - FastTrack                                       40 kB/s | 3.0 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - HighAvailability                                36 kB/s | 3.9 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - Plus                                            24 kB/s | 1.5 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - PowerTools                                      50 kB/s | 4.3 kB     00:00    
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux Modular 8 - x86_64           13 kB/s | 9.2 kB     00:00    
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86_64                   24 kB/s | 8.5 kB     00:00    
Metadata cache created.

After updating yum database, We can install kdump-anaconda-addon using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install kdump-anaconda-addon

How To Uninstall kdump-anaconda-addon on CentOS 8

To uninstall only the kdump-anaconda-addon package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove kdump-anaconda-addon

kdump-anaconda-addon Package Contents on CentOS 8

/usr/share/anaconda/addons/com_redhat_kdump
/usr/share/anaconda/addons/com_redhat_kdump/__init__.py
/usr/share/anaconda/addons/com_redhat_kdump/common.py
/usr/share/anaconda/addons/com_redhat_kdump/constants.py
/usr/share/anaconda/addons/com_redhat_kdump/gui
/usr/share/anaconda/addons/com_redhat_kdump/gui/__init__.py
/usr/share/anaconda/addons/com_redhat_kdump/gui/spokes
/usr/share/anaconda/addons/com_redhat_kdump/gui/spokes/__init__.py
/usr/share/anaconda/addons/com_redhat_kdump/gui/spokes/kdump.glade
/usr/share/anaconda/addons/com_redhat_kdump/gui/spokes/kdump.py
/usr/share/anaconda/addons/com_redhat_kdump/i18n.py
/usr/share/anaconda/addons/com_redhat_kdump/ks
/usr/share/anaconda/addons/com_redhat_kdump/ks/__init__.py
/usr/share/anaconda/addons/com_redhat_kdump/ks/kdump.py
/usr/share/anaconda/addons/com_redhat_kdump/tui
/usr/share/anaconda/addons/com_redhat_kdump/tui/__init__.py
/usr/share/anaconda/addons/com_redhat_kdump/tui/spokes
/usr/share/anaconda/addons/com_redhat_kdump/tui/spokes/__init__.py
/usr/share/anaconda/addons/com_redhat_kdump/tui/spokes/kdump.py
/usr/share/doc/kdump-anaconda-addon
/usr/share/doc/kdump-anaconda-addon/README
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/kdump.svg
/usr/share/licenses/kdump-anaconda-addon
/usr/share/licenses/kdump-anaconda-addon/LICENSE
/usr/share/locale/ar/LC_MESSAGES/kdump-anaconda-addon.mo
/usr/share/locale/as/LC_MESSAGES/kdump-anaconda-addon.mo
/usr/share/locale/bg/LC_MESSAGES/kdump-anaconda-addon.mo
/usr/share/locale/bn_IN/LC_MESSAGES/kdump-anaconda-addon.mo
/usr/share/locale/bs/LC_MESSAGES/kdump-anaconda-addon.mo
/usr/share/locale/ca/LC_MESSAGES/kdump-anaconda-addon.mo
/usr/share/locale/cs/LC_MESSAGES/kdump-anaconda-addon.mo
/usr/share/locale/cy/LC_MESSAGES/kdump-anaconda-addon.mo
/usr/share/locale/da/LC_MESSAGES/kdump-anaconda-addon.mo
/usr/share/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/kdump-anaconda-addon.mo
/usr/share/locale/el/LC_MESSAGES/kdump-anaconda-addon.mo
/usr/share/locale/en_GB/LC_MESSAGES/kdump-anaconda-addon.mo
/usr/share/locale/es/LC_MESSAGES/kdump-anaconda-addon.mo
/usr/share/locale/et/LC_MESSAGES/kdump-anaconda-addon.mo
/usr/share/locale/fa/LC_MESSAGES/kdump-anaconda-addon.mo
/usr/share/locale/fi/LC_MESSAGES/kdump-anaconda-addon.mo
/usr/share/locale/fr/LC_MESSAGES/kdump-anaconda-addon.mo
/usr/share/locale/gu/LC_MESSAGES/kdump-anaconda-addon.mo
/usr/share/locale/he/LC_MESSAGES/kdump-anaconda-addon.mo
/usr/share/locale/hi/LC_MESSAGES/kdump-anaconda-addon.mo
/usr/share/locale/hr/LC_MESSAGES/kdump-anaconda-addon.mo
/usr/share/locale/hu/LC_MESSAGES/kdump-anaconda-addon.mo
/usr/share/locale/id/LC_MESSAGES/kdump-anaconda-addon.mo
/usr/share/locale/is/LC_MESSAGES/kdump-anaconda-addon.mo
/usr/share/locale/it/LC_MESSAGES/kdump-anaconda-addon.mo
/usr/share/locale/ja/LC_MESSAGES/kdump-anaconda-addon.mo
/usr/share/locale/ka/LC_MESSAGES/kdump-anaconda-addon.mo
/usr/share/locale/kn/LC_MESSAGES/kdump-anaconda-addon.mo
/usr/share/locale/ko/LC_MESSAGES/kdump-anaconda-addon.mo
/usr/share/locale/lv/LC_MESSAGES/kdump-anaconda-addon.mo
/usr/share/locale/ml/LC_MESSAGES/kdump-anaconda-addon.mo
/usr/share/locale/mr/LC_MESSAGES/kdump-anaconda-addon.mo
/usr/share/locale/ms/LC_MESSAGES/kdump-anaconda-addon.mo
/usr/share/locale/nb/LC_MESSAGES/kdump-anaconda-addon.mo
/usr/share/locale/nl/LC_MESSAGES/kdump-anaconda-addon.mo
/usr/share/locale/or/LC_MESSAGES/kdump-anaconda-addon.mo
/usr/share/locale/pa/LC_MESSAGES/kdump-anaconda-addon.mo
/usr/share/locale/pl/LC_MESSAGES/kdump-anaconda-addon.mo
/usr/share/locale/pt/LC_MESSAGES/kdump-anaconda-addon.mo
/usr/share/locale/pt_BR/LC_MESSAGES/kdump-anaconda-addon.mo
/usr/share/locale/ru/LC_MESSAGES/kdump-anaconda-addon.mo
/usr/share/locale/si/LC_MESSAGES/kdump-anaconda-addon.mo
/usr/share/locale/sk/LC_MESSAGES/kdump-anaconda-addon.mo
/usr/share/locale/sl/LC_MESSAGES/kdump-anaconda-addon.mo
/usr/share/locale/sq/LC_MESSAGES/kdump-anaconda-addon.mo
/usr/share/locale/sr/LC_MESSAGES/kdump-anaconda-addon.mo
/usr/share/locale/sr@Latn/LC_MESSAGES/kdump-anaconda-addon.mo
/usr/share/locale/sr@latin/LC_MESSAGES/kdump-anaconda-addon.mo
/usr/share/locale/sv/LC_MESSAGES/kdump-anaconda-addon.mo
/usr/share/locale/ta/LC_MESSAGES/kdump-anaconda-addon.mo
/usr/share/locale/ta_IN/LC_MESSAGES/kdump-anaconda-addon.mo
/usr/share/locale/te/LC_MESSAGES/kdump-anaconda-addon.mo
/usr/share/locale/tr/LC_MESSAGES/kdump-anaconda-addon.mo
/usr/share/locale/uk/LC_MESSAGES/kdump-anaconda-addon.mo
/usr/share/locale/vi/LC_MESSAGES/kdump-anaconda-addon.mo
/usr/share/locale/zh_CN/LC_MESSAGES/kdump-anaconda-addon.mo
/usr/share/locale/zh_TW/LC_MESSAGES/kdump-anaconda-addon.mo

References

kdump-anaconda-addon website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install kdump-anaconda-addon on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.