How To Install boom-boot-grub2 on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install boom-boot-grub2 in Fedora 36. boom-boot-grub2 is A set of libraries and tools for managing boot loader entries

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install boom-boot-grub2 on Fedora 36.

What is `boom-boot-grub2`

Boom is a boot manager for Linux systems using boot loaders that support the BootLoader Specification for boot entry configuration. Boom requires a BLS compatible boot loader to function systemd-boot project, or Grub2 with the BLS patch (Red Hat Grub2 builds include this support in both Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 and Fedora). This package provides integration scripts for grub2 bootloader.

We can use yum or dnf to install boom-boot-grub2 on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install boom-boot-grub2.

Install boom-boot-grub2 on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install boom-boot-grub2 using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install boom-boot-grub2

Install boom-boot-grub2 on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install boom-boot-grub2 using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install boom-boot-grub2

How To Uninstall boom-boot-grub2 on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the boom-boot-grub2 package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove boom-boot-grub2

boom-boot-grub2 Package Contents on Fedora 36

/etc/default/boom
/etc/grub.d/42_boom
/usr/share/doc/boom-boot-grub2
/usr/share/doc/boom-boot-grub2/README.md
/usr/share/licenses/boom-boot-grub2
/usr/share/licenses/boom-boot-grub2/COPYING

References

boom-boot-grub2 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install boom-boot-grub2 on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).