How To Install kernel-rpm-macros on CentOS 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install kernel-rpm-macros on CentOS 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 CentOS 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 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 kernel-rpm-macros using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install kernel-rpm-macros
Install kernel-rpm-macros 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 kernel-rpm-macros using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install kernel-rpm-macros
How To Uninstall kernel-rpm-macros on CentOS 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 CentOS 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
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install kernel-rpm-macros on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.