How To Install boom-boot on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install boom-boot on AlmaLinux 8.
What is boom-boot
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).
We can use yum or dnf to install boom-boot on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install boom-boot.
Install boom-boot on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install boom-boot using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install boom-boot
Install boom-boot on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install boom-boot using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install boom-boot
How To Uninstall boom-boot on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the boom-boot package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove boom-boot
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install boom-boot on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.