How To Install cloud-utils-growpart on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install cloud-utils-growpart on AlmaLinux 8.
What is cloud-utils-growpart
This package provides the growpart script for growing a partition. It is primarily used in cloud images in conjunction with the dracut-modules-growroot package to grow the root partition on first boot.
We can use yum or dnf to install cloud-utils-growpart on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install cloud-utils-growpart.
Install cloud-utils-growpart 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 cloud-utils-growpart using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install cloud-utils-growpart
Install cloud-utils-growpart 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 cloud-utils-growpart using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install cloud-utils-growpart
How To Uninstall cloud-utils-growpart on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the cloud-utils-growpart package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove cloud-utils-growpart
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install cloud-utils-growpart on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
